BUSINESS

thursday 26 june 2025

inflation figures hit a four year low, opening the way for an interest rate cut next month. 

• new liberal party leader sussan ley concedes her party was smashed at the last election. 
• accounting software group xero spends nearly $4 billion on a silicon valley start up. 
• confusion over how much damage the us did to iran’s nuclear preparations
• the incredible wedding of amazon founder jeff bezos.

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every year, australians send thousands of tonnes of perfectly usable furniture to landfill. at the same time, thousands of people in crisis go without the basics to make a house feel like home.

ben stammer is the co-founder of relove, a social enterprise that rescues corporate and household furniture and redirects it to people in need, including women fleeing domestic violence, refugees, and people exiting homelessness.

he talks to sean aylmer about the incredible work being done by relove and its corporate partners as part of the broader circular resource economy.

this interview is supported by regen, australia’s circular resource expo, being held at icc sydney from july 23–24. tickets are free - head to regenexpo.com.au to register.

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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 flat

2. no us rate cut

3. accc on petrol prices

4. gaming deals

5. abc loss

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why are infrastructure assets seen as “safe” investments?

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wednesday 25 june 2025

an extraordinary 36 hours in geopolitics and financial markets, with us president donald trump brokering a fragile ceasefire between iran and israel. 

and more, including:

• virgin australia rejoins the sharemarket and its price jumps 11 per cent on day one. 
• the regulator focuses on superannuation companies’ spending. 
• rio tinto and gina rinehart do a deal to expand iron ore mining in the pilbara.
• the first images are released from the world’s biggest telescope.

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the boardroom and c-suite is evolving, as companies grapple with new technologies and greater expectations from clients and shareholders. 

david irecki, chief technology officer at boomi, talks to sean aylmer about why chief ai officers, chief trust officers, and even chief automation officers are here to stay.

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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. cba hits $315bn

2. virgin lists

3. treasury downgrades

4. collins surges

5. nato kick off

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with virgin australia listing on the asx today, how have recent ipos performed after listing?

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tuesday 24 june 2025

president donald trump talks of regime change in iran as global markets tumble after the us’s intervention in the middle east. 

and more, including:

• oil and wheat prices soar on the back of the conflict, triggering fears of higher food and petrol prices. 
• ac/dc to play in australia for the first time in a decade, joining oasis and metallica in a very busy month of november. 
• metcash suffers from a drop in tobacco sales as the black market surges.
• tesla’s robotaxis are launched.

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the us attack on nuclear sites in iran was a significant escalation of the conflict in the middle east.

michael shoebridge, founder and director of defence and security think tank strategic analysis australia, talks to sean aylmer about what comes next, what it means for australia's pact with the us, and why we need to 'adjust to the naked exertion of power.'

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