BUSINESS

friday 6 june 2025

the federal government closes in on doing a deal with the greens over its controversial superannuation tax. 

and more, including:

• ocean and air temperatures jump sharply. 
• a vessel carrying hundreds of electric vehicles goes up in smoke after a battery fire in the middle of the pacific ocean. 
• australia shifts from a trade surplus to a trade deficit with the us
• donald trump bans travellers from 12 nations. 

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we talk a lot about the big four - but challenger banks are carving out their own place in the market, particularly when it comes to sme clients.

melos sulicich, ceo of bank of sydney, joins sean aylmer in the studio to talk about the role of challenger banks, and why he says the regulatory environment favours the big four.

bank of sydney works with blue chip communication, a supporter of this podcast.

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listener wesley asks: we believe in free markets. the bond market sets interest rates. forecasts are never correct. predictions of "wage price spirals " never materialise.

contradictory statements of "we are data driven, we don't see that in our model/forecast". and finally only reaching their mandate once in a decade of both core and headline in the target range.

why do we have the rba?

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thursday 5 june 2025

economic growth slows to a crawl putting pressure on the reserve bank to cut interest rates. 

and more, including:

• the value of australia’s biggest company, the commonwealth bank, pushes beyond $300 billion for the first time. 
• virgin australia set to list on the asx. 
• meta goes nuclear, as big tech searches for green energy sources.
• elon musk hammers donald trump’s tax cuts.

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economic growth came in lower than expected yesterday, putting more pressure on the rba to cut rates at its next meeting.

nab chief economist sally auld talks to sean aylmer about the state of the economy, and why nab is tipping three more rate cuts by the end of the year.

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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. eco growth weak

2. europe-australia trade talks

3. teal wins final seat

4. westpac sued

5. dutch govt collapses

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wednesday 4 june 2025

around 2.6m workers will receive 3.5pc more in their pay packet, pushing up real wages. 

and more, including:

• the reserve bank warns about donald trump’s tariffs. 
• ai takes centre stage for major companies. 
• one undecided seat remains from the federal election.
• a truck crash releases 14m bees.

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the pandemic reminded the world of the importance of vaccines, and demonstrated the extraordinary ability of health professionals to innovate. and the latest developments in medical technology are another giant leap forward.

needle-free vaccines might sound a little bit like science fiction - but clinical trials have shown it’s not just possible, but it can improve the effectiveness of a vaccine’s immune response. david hoey, president and ceo of vaxxas, talks to sean about the company's needle-free technology, developed and commercialised in brisbane.

this interview is supported by the brisbane economic development agency.

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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. treasury trouble

2. ag output jumps

3. treasury wine warning

4. aud jumps

5. idp plummets

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