After the EU’s offer to Canada, could Australia also embrace a ‘Eurovision’?
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's bold move to have Canada join the European Union (EU) as an "associate member" has led to discussion o...
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Mad About Money with Peter Switzer, Paul Rickard and Marty Switzer is a sometimes irreverent, but always informative, look at the major economic, political and business issues driving the ma...
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20 of 343 episodesThe tech stocks due a rebound, and what China’s AI build-out means for Australia
The market spent this year punishing anything with a software multiple. This week's Switzer Show starts with the names that might be due a t...
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2065: A Productivity Odyssey. Chalmers puts his faith in the AI machine.
Jim Chalmers is pinning 40 years of Budget arithmetic on artificial intelligence lifting productivity, yet the same forecast that helps gove...
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Australia’s female economists have been making history for nearly 150 years. It’s time we knew their stories
Some of Australia's most powerful policy institutions are now being led by female economists. The post Australia’s female economists h...
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Remember, Robin, the night is darkest just before the dawn
Last Saturday evening, a caped crusader spectacularly appeared at the top of the Opera House to mark Batman Day 2026. But ‘Holy strategy, Ba...
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How the Budget’s property crackdown just handed Chalmers’ super mates a win
While Treasurer Chalmers might not have intended it, his Budget’s crackdown on negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount is trigge...
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Australia’s data centre build-out carries risks for the economy and inflation
Will Australia will benefit from higher productivity and economic growth, or simply from a brief construction boom? The post Australia’...
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What Alan Joyce would have done differently at Qantas
Alan Joyce spent almost 15 years running Qantas and left with shareholders ahead and the public against him. On the Switzer Show he shared t...
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Your investor calendar: what to watch on the markets this week
Big week of decisions internationally this week and another RBA decision coming next week. Here's what to watch. The post Your investor cale...
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Mercedes-Benz opens the doors to its new Sydney Studio in the heart of the CBD
Sydney just got a very stylish new address. Mercedes-Benz has opened its first Studio in Australia, right in the middle of the city, and it’...
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Six by-elections, one clear signal: Victoria is heading for a Coalition win
Six Australian by-elections took place in 2026. Most will barely rate a footnote in the history books, but two of them tell us almost everyt...
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Moet & Chandon toasts Formula 1 Melbourne as title sponsor of the 2027 Australian Grand Prix
Get ready for a very different champagne moment on the podium at Albert Park. Moet & Chandon, the most storied name in Champagne, has b...
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Could a wave of builder collapses be enough to stop the RBA hiking rates?
A record run of construction company failures is colliding with an RBA board under pressure to raise rates again. Something has to give, and...
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The Houthis have further tightened their grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the world
In recent days, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have moved with lightning speed along the Red Sea coast, taking control of the vital port of Moch...
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Big AI wants to slow down AI research. Is it a safety pause or a strategic retreat?
Over the weekend, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including his own, to slow down...
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Is Chalmers cooking the productivity books or has he found the secret sauce?
Treasurer Chalmers has been accused of fiddling the numbers ahead of next week’s Intergenerational Report. But there’s a twist: his dodgy-lo...
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Rosewood Hong Kong crowned world’s best hotel, again, and Sydney’s Capella gets a mention too
Paris just hosted the Oscars of the hotel world, and there are some great stories for anyone who loves to travel, including one close to hom...
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The limitations of AI for business should be obvious by now
An artificial intelligence chief executive was asked where he would put money for ten years. He did not start with a technology company. The...
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Why Life360 is more than just a tracking app company now
Life360 built a business on parents knowing where their children are. Its fastest growing revenue line is now advertising, and a fund manage...
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Wake up, politicians! How can you sleep while our businesses are burning?
While Australia burns $4 million per job trying to save a single steelworks, Donald Trump has found a much cheaper way to bring factories ho...
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