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Chanticleer

Chanticleer

By: Australian Financial Review
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Australia's most prestigious business column is now a podcast. Chanticleer is a weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance and markets. Every Friday, Australian Financial Review columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go behind the doors of corporate Australia to give you their unvarnished analysis.

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Episodes
  • Refinery fire means more pain, Westpac’s vital Iran warning & Gina Rinehart claims victory

    Refinery fire means more pain, Westpac’s vital Iran warning & Gina Rinehart claims victory
    Apr 17 2026

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the first solid signs Australia’s economy is rolling over, they pick over the billionaire family battle for the Pilbara’s riches and consider how this year’s oil shock is different to the ones before it.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

    This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband

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    44 mins
  • Australia’s hefty Iran bill, Albanese scrounges for fuel & AFR’s budget wishlist

    Australia’s hefty Iran bill, Albanese scrounges for fuel & AFR’s budget wishlist
    Apr 10 2026

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald and The Australian Financial Review's editor-in-chief, James Chessell, discuss the Iran ceasefire, reveal the AFR’s wish list for this year’s budget – now only one month away – and take a question on AI job cuts.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.

    This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    35 mins
  • Unemployment up, Trump down: the headlines you’ll read later this year

    Unemployment up, Trump down: the headlines you’ll read later this year
    Apr 2 2026

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald zoom out to pull together the threads behind an incredible first quarter of the year, they predict the big headlines you’ll be reading in the coming months, and explain why Australia’s healthcare sector looks sick.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

    This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    41 mins
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