The Bloomberg Australia Podcast

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The Bloomberg Australia Podcast

Each week, Rebecca Jones and Bloomberg's team of reporters lift the lid on the biggest stories shaping Australia's place in global business. 

  1. The Global Tussle For The Port of Darwin

    2D AGO

    The Global Tussle For The Port of Darwin

    In 2015, Chinese company Landbridge was awarded a 99-year lease over the Port of Darwin. Now, Australia wants to take it back and put it into local hands. This week on the podcast, Rebecca Jones speaks to government reporter Ben Westcott and senior editor Chelsea Mes about why Beijing is speaking out against that decision, and what role the US might play. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    15 min
  2. How Low Will Australia’s Central Bank Go On Rates?

    MAY 22

    How Low Will Australia’s Central Bank Go On Rates?

    The Reserve Bank of Australia this week cut rates by 25 basis points, for the second time this year, while pulling off a post-Covid economic crisis soft landing for the local economy that few central banks have been able to execute.This week on the podcast,  Rebecca Jones speaks to Bloomberg Economics’ James McIntyre about the outlook for interest rates, how that could be affected by Trump’s tariff war, and what it all means for the housing market.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 min
  3. What’s Going Wrong at Some Of Australia’s Biggest Banks?

    MAY 15

    What’s Going Wrong at Some Of Australia’s Biggest Banks?

    Australia’s finance industry is beset by a raft of compliance lapses, from data reporting breaches to trader misbehaviour. Macquarie was targeted yet again this week in a civil action filed by the Australian Securities & Investment Commission.This week, Chris Bourke asks Bloomberg finance editor Adam Haigh: What’s going wrong with some of our biggest banks, and how did they fare in the latest reporting season? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 min

  4. MAY 8

    How Albanese’s Australia Fits Into Trump’s New World Order

    How will Australia’s newly emboldened leader deal with a White House seeking to transform the world? Listen to this special edition of the Bloomberg Australia Podcast, taped in front of a live audience at our Sydney headquarters with a panel of Bloomberg experts. Rebecca Jones speaks with Beijing Bureau Chief Yanping Li, Washington editor Derek Wallbank, economy reporter Swati Pandey and economist James McIntyre about Anthony Albanese’s sweeping election win, and what to expect as Australia gets caught up in US President Donald Trump’s tariff war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 min
  5. Is This The End of Australia's 'Miracle' Economy?

    MAY 1

    Is This The End of Australia's 'Miracle' Economy?

    For years, Australia’s “miracle” economy has been buoyed by immigration, property and China. With those three pillars now wobbling, whoever wins this weekend’s federal election faces an economy in need of some tough fixes.This week on the podcast, host Rebecca Jones talks to Swati Pandey and Ben Westcott about the major parties’ economic policies, and whether either side has a plan that can fix Australia’s twin cost-of-living and housing crises. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 min
  6. Can Australia’s Housing Crisis Be Fixed?

    APR 29

    Can Australia’s Housing Crisis Be Fixed?

    Australian capital city house prices continue to rise, and hotly anticipated interest rate cuts later this year could add further fuel to the fire, leaving some buyers and renters struggling to keep roofs over their heads. This week on the podcast, host Chris Bourke talks to Brendan Coates, the Housing and Economic Security Program Director at the Grattan Institute, about what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton are promising to do about the affordability crisis if elected on May 3. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 min
  7. An Investor’s Guide to the Australian Election

    APR 24

    An Investor’s Guide to the Australian Election

    As voters start heading to the polls in the Australian election, the market turbulence from Donald Trump’s trade war continues to drown out much of the leaders’ campaigns - even as some policies could impact investments across a range of asset classes.    This week on the podcast, host Chris Bourke asks cross-asset reporter Richard Henderson: what should investors be watching out for in the days running up to the May 3 vote - and beyond? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 min
  8. Can Slashing Immigration Fix Australia’s Housing Crisis?

    APR 22

    Can Slashing Immigration Fix Australia’s Housing Crisis?

    Governments in developed countries around the world are grappling with their migration policies and Australia is no exception, with the Labor and Liberal parties proffering competing plans on how to slash the number of people arriving at its borders.This week on the podcast, host Rebecca Jones asks immigration expert Abul Rizvi about Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton’s migration policies ahead of the May 3 federal election — and whether they will actually help Australia’s housing crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 min
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