BUSINESS

wisetech global is one of australia’s most successful tech companies, and one of its most controversial. gaurav sodhi, deputy head of research at intelligent investor, joins sean aylmer to unpack why governance issues at wisetech have become impossible for investors to ignore. from allegations surrounding founder richard white, to aggressive accounting practices, gaurav explains why a world-class product isn’t enough on its own.

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what will be the must-have tech of 2026? michael thompson is joined by stephen fenech, editor of techguide.com.au, to preview the gadgets shaping the year ahead (spoiler alert - smart glasses are going to be big in 2026).

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high-frequency trading and arbitrage sound mysterious, and largely inaccessible. sean aylmer talks to roger montgomery from montgomery investment management about how high-frequency trading really works, why legendary investor jim simons built one of history’s greatest fortunes this way, and why most investors can't access these strategies. roger explains how arbitrage works, and how one australian fund has opened a small window into this otherwise closed world.

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another year of house price growth has been welcome news for homeowners, but a challenge for would-be buyers. sean aylmer is joined by westpac chief economist luci ellis to unpack how the housing market finished 2025 - and what westpac expects to see for national house prices in 2026.

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great holidays don’t have to come with eye-watering price tags. sean aylmer speaks with sammy turpin from luxury escapes about where travellers can find genuine value in 2026, with a focus on the best cruises and a few other ideas too.

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james hardie has had a horror year. the 136-year-old building supplies company made some big decisions that made investors very, very unhappy - including gaurav sodhi, deputy head of research at intelligent investor. gaurav takes sean aylmer through james hardie's tough 2025, and explains why he titled one email about the company with "wtf."

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australian equities have come back toward fair value... but that doesn’t mean every sector is attractive. sean aylmer speaks with morningstar equity market strategist lachlan halloway about why morningstar now sees the asx as fairly valued, where the opportunities are starting to emerge, and which parts of the market still look expensive.

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from the murdoch empire to hollywood’s upheaval, the global media landscape is shifting fast. michael thompson talks to tim burrowes from mumbrella and unmade about rupert and lachlan murdoch’s consolidation of power, the streaming wars, hollywood’s structural challenges, and why netflix, amazon and apple are reshaping old business models - just as ai emerges as a new threat.

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anthony albanese's landslide election win vs the demise of the coalition vs the world-leading social media ban. sean aylmer, michael thompson and adam lang each nominate their top political story from the year - and choose a winner.

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australia is emerging as a serious biotech player, backed by world-class universities, grant funding, and a growing venture ecosystem. michael thompson speaks with stefan von imhof, co-founder of alts.co, about why the local biotech scene is gaining momentum, and what that looks like in practice, from a company selling cultured meat in australia, to one that allows drug testing on living human tissue.

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