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A weekly podcast from The Australian Financial Review that examines the biggest stories in business, markets and politics, and why they matter, explained by the best financial journalists in the country.

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  • The ‘SaaSpocalypse’: Something big (and scary) is happening in AI
    Feb 25 2026

    This week Technology editor Paul Smith and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson on why financial markets are suddenly spooked, which businesses are most at risk from AI disruption and whether the concern is overblown.

    This podcast is sponsored by Vanta

    Further reading:
    WiseTech drops Australia’s first AI jobs bomb
    Rapid, large-scale deployment of artificial intelligence is happening, with the companies most at risk of disruption leading the charge.
    AI comes for the software giants, and Australia is no safe haven
    One venture capitalist warns there will be “roadkill”. Another says the market is “schizoid”. Artificial intelligence is making tech increasingly turbulent.
    Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei warns AI has the potential to tear society apart
    Dario Amodei’s Anthropic is behind the most popular AI platform for businesses worldwide, but he has serious worries about the technology tearing society apart.

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    31 mins
  • Change or die: can Angus Taylor stop the One Nation surge?
    Feb 18 2026

    Political editor Phillip Coorey and former Labor adviser and columnist Lidija Ivanovski on Angus Taylor’s big move, the threat from One Nation and why this might not be the last leadership contest before the next election.

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    Further reading:
    It’s Timmy v Jimmy, with CGT the first battleground
    Jim Chalmers and Tim Wilson both harbour leadership ambitions. Treasury will be their sparring ring, and both will be determined not to come off second best.
    Taylor’s big advantage could be 35pc of voters don’t know who he is
    The new opposition leader is standing at the bottom of a mountain and there is doubt among many in his own party that he can climb it.
    Jane Hume has become the Liberals’ woman problem by tearing down Ley
    The new deputy leader might be able to charm some with her confidence and presentation, but her record does not look like that of a champion for working women.

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    33 mins
  • The global scam network that targeted 40,000 Australian investors
    Feb 11 2026

    This week on The Fin podcast: journalist Lucy King on the global scam operators targeting Australian investors, how the brother of Olympic breakdancer Raygun came to be working for them and why they are so hard to shut down.

    This podcast is sponsored by Vanta

    Further reading:
    Raygun’s brother linked to global scam network with nearly 40,000 Aussie victims
    An AFR investigation unravels corporate registries to link Brendan Gunn, brother of “Raygun”, with a global network that has fleeced victims of millions.
    ‘Devastated’: How I lost $500k in a crypto ATM scam
    Mary, 85, is one of thousands of victims of Australia’s boom in crypto ATM’s, which suck in $275 million a year, and are the “getaway cars” for scammers.
    Modern money laundering explained: Inside a $2.2b crypto heist
    The washing of money through digital tokens is fuelling global crime. We trace the funds from the robbery to its final “integration” and explain why Australia needs stronger international rules.

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    24 mins
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