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monday 2 february 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson.

1. housing starts with a bang
2. rba meets today, tomorrow
3. gold, silver, bitcoin tumble
4. pauline hanson now most popular
5. epstein captures gates, musk

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with house prices rising and the rental crisis deepening, build-to-rent is emerging as a serious alternative to australia’s traditional rental model.

local: residential founder and co-ceo matt berg talks to sean aylmer about how institutionally owned housing works, why long-term leases matter, and why investors are backing the model as both a solution and an opportunity.

to find out more, visit localresidential.com.au


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sean aylmer and michael thompson go head to head to decide on the top business stories of the week.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. asx slumps 0.7pc on fed speculation

2. hastie pulls out of lib leadership race

3. nine entertainment sells radio stations

4. nipa virus outbreak

5. apple’s record iphone sales

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friday 30 january 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson.

1. renewables provide 51pc energy
2. lib leadership tussle
3. good day for uranium, bad for rare earths
4. eu, india mega trade deal
5. tesla to dump ev models

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and don’t miss the latest episode of how do they afford that? - this week, inside the frugal february challenge. get the episode from apple, spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. iran fears send gold soaring

2. fed keeps rates on hold

3. pm and states to meet on health

4. apple fixing telstra issue

5. 16,000 amazon layoffs

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thursday 29 january 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson.

1. rba set to hike rates next week
2. a$ pushes above us70c
3. nats leadership spill
4. why oil is measured in barrels
5. droneshield boss explains share sale

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. cpi jumps, aud hits 3 yr high

2. grocery wars heat up

3. morrison’s controversial speech slammed 

4. rudd may run for un job

5. ups to cut 30,000 jobs

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wednesday 28 january 2026

the top five business stories in five minutes, with sean aylmer and michael thompson.

1. bhp pips cba to lead the asx
2. business confidence picks up
3. hottest property in 2026
4. call to name heatwaves after oil, gas companies
5. $trump tanks

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and don’t miss the latest episode of how do they afford that? - this week, seven money habits that could change your year. get the episode from apple, spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. asx hits three month high

2. victoria heatwave sets record

3. qld premier condemns flag burning

4. droneshield pipeline worries

5. nra turns on trump over minneapolis shooting

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