Chanticleer

Hosted by Australian Financial Review

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100

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Aug 2026

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EN-AU

About the show

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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August 14, 202640 min

The real housing problem, what profit seasons tell us & KPMG cooked again

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpick an eventful afternoon at the Reserve Bank of Australia and pull out our most surprising tidbits from reporting season’s first big week.  This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com Further reading: KPMG is radioactive. But probe also exposes clubby corporate Australia Matt Comyn just turned the housing crash story on its head Think house price falls are bad? The next shock could be far worse Cleanaway board throws out the $9.4b baby with the bin waterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 7, 202636 min

Prices up, jobs down in great Aussie squeeze, ASX’s strange high & coal comeback

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain what job cuts and Jetstar cabin baggage fees tell us about the great Australian squeeze, they look at how the ASX hit a record high – and ask why no one seems to be celebrating, and they unpick America’s strange mission to save the land of the rising sun. This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. Further reading: Why boards are playing it safe and buying high instead of investing Glencore bets that Australia’s woke anti-coal era is over, for now House prices will decide where the ASX goes next This hasn’t happened in markets in 28 years. It could mark a new eraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 31, 202638 min

Why the Victorian premier’s fall matters to business, Inflation vs house prices & AI hedge fund implosion

This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell unpack the national implications from the coup that brought down the Victorian premier, they examine the RBA’s big interest rate dilemma between sticky inflation and falling house prices and try and unpick a week where it all got a bit strange in the AI boom.  This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 24, 202637 min

Big shoes to fill at Macquarie, good news on jobs is bad news on rates & China’s AI shock

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald say farewell to one of the leading lights of corporate Australia, ask why good news on jobs may ultimately be bad news for the economy, and explain why China just sent a shot across the bows of America’s tech giants.  This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 22, 20260 min

Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29

How I Made It is back with host Lauren Sams.  Don’t miss season six as we uncover how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 17, 202643 min

Albo’s AI moment, super’s new era & CEO pay surprise

This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell decode Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s landmark speech on artificial intelligence, they examine why the next big era for Australia’s mighty superannuation sector is upon us and they ask – what’s a CEO really worth? This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 10, 202640 min

The real Telstra story, Albo jumps the shark & will Australia profit from AI dollars?

This week Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and Australian Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner discuss Telstra's real problem at the end of a bad week, go over the big AI decision Australia needs to make and unpack the Prime Minister's podcast fail. This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 3, 202642 min

How your super fund performed, housing Ponzi problems & Coles in the dog house

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how your super fund fared through the drama of the 2026 financial year, they explain why the end of what’s been dubbed 'Australia’s housing ponzi scheme' matters to more than just house prices, and get excited about the celebrity wedding of the year.  This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 26, 202643 min

Housing correction adds to slowdown, KPMG’s boardroom bin fire & Stefanovic’s shock split from Nine

This week, James and Anthony discuss what all the bad economic news means for the second half of the year, ask whether KPMG can stem the bleeding by changing its board and delve into Nine’s ousting of the Today show host. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 19, 202646 min

CGT backflip flops, KPMG cops a roasting & RBA’s rate rise warning

This week, James and Anthony examine the government’s budget backdown, explain why Australia and the US’ Central Banks are talking about more rate rises and take a question on whether AI could change the way your super fund has to invest.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The real housing problem, what profit seasons tell us & KPMG cooked again

Prices up, jobs down in great Aussie squeeze, ASX’s strange high & coal comeback

Why the Victorian premier’s fall matters to business, Inflation vs house prices & AI hedge fund implosion

Big shoes to fill at Macquarie, good news on jobs is bad news on rates & China’s AI shock

Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29

Albo’s AI moment, super’s new era & CEO pay surprise

The real Telstra story, Albo jumps the shark & will Australia profit from AI dollars?

How your super fund performed, housing Ponzi problems & Coles in the dog house

Housing correction adds to slowdown, KPMG’s boardroom bin fire & Stefanovic’s shock split from Nine

CGT backflip flops, KPMG cops a roasting & RBA’s rate rise warning

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