Chanticleer

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Chanticleer

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.

  1. 100

    RBA's ugly message for households, inside Australia's biggest investment event & Macquarie's pay lessons

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpack another rate rise including what Michele Bullock said about the next six months, theye take you inside the room at the biggest meeting of Australian companies and investors, and they preview the federal budget out next week To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by ANZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  2. 99

    Why the AI train is suddenly unstoppable, a painful week for the ASX and the RBA's wicked problem

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain why the AI train is now an unstoppable force, they take a look at what’s wrong with the poor old ASX and preview the RBA governor Michele Bullock’s big interest rates call.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by ANZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. 98

    Inside the circus around our biggest IPO in years, two ASX stars implode and the number to end the Iran war

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the circus surrounding the biggest ASX float in a generation, they examine the disastrous blow-ups at two companies that were once considered market darlings, and try to answer your question on what it’s really going to take to end the war in Iran. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  4. 97

    Refinery fire means more pain, Westpac’s vital Iran warning & Gina Rinehart claims victory

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the first solid signs Australia’s economy is rolling over, they pick over the billionaire family battle for the Pilbara’s riches and consider how this year’s oil shock is different to the ones before it.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  5. 96

    Australia’s hefty Iran bill, Albanese scrounges for fuel & AFR’s budget wishlist

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald and The Australian Financial Review's editor-in-chief, James Chessell, discuss the Iran ceasefire, reveal the AFR’s wish list for this year’s budget – now only one month away – and take a question on AI job cuts.  To ask a question, email [email protected]. This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  6. 95

    Unemployment up, Trump down: the headlines you’ll read later this year

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald zoom out to pull together the threads behind an incredible first quarter of the year, they predict the big headlines you’ll be reading in the coming months, and explain why Australia’s healthcare sector looks sick.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. 94

    Iran sets off price shock, private credit pain spreads & WFH battle reignites

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald delve into the energy crisis price shocks rippling around the word, they spot a few more cockroaches in private credit’s kitchen and they take a question on oil companies and their super profits.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by VantaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  8. 93

    Oil shock hits Australia, RBA's tough love & boomers lead home loan deals

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how the Iran oil shock will actually hit the economy, they examine the RBAs big call on interest rates this week and reveal why the generation scrambling from the rate hike isn't necessarily the one you think. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by VantaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  9. 92

    Iran oil shock begins, AI job hit snowballs & the bravest float on the ASX

    This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the oil shock that’s spreading through the real economy and financial markets, they examine the AI job losses at the original Aussie tech icon and take you inside the sharemarket float of an Aussie company that’s helped change the retail game. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Vanta Further reading:4 factors that make you most susceptible to the white-collar ‘wipeout’An education used to be seen as insulation from workforce disruption, now it might be the thing that proves your undoing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  10. 91

    Iran's interest rate threat, AI's job tsunami & Kyle and Jackie O's $200m split

    This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald recap the biggest week of the year to date. They discuss the war in the Middle East, the war on jobs thanks to AI and the new opposition leader Angus Taylor's war on debt and deficit. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Vanta  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  11. 90

    Special edition! Chooks speak live with maverick billionaire investor, Mike Dorrell

    Live from the Financial Review's 2026 Business Summit, James & Anthony wax lyrical with the AFR Business Person of the Year 2025, Mike Dorrell. Recorded over breakfast, Wednesday, March 4th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  12. 89

    AI’s first Aussie job cuts, best and worst of profit season & a chook grills the RBA boss

    This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at AI’s melting moment on Wall Street, they give you their best and worst of corporate Australia’s profit season and they look ahead to the AFR’s premier event, the Business Summit.  To ask a question, email [email protected]  This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  13. 88

    Have we hit peak Australia, housing tax breaks under fire & AI heads in the sand

    This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether we’ve hit 'peak Australia', they share their most interesting observations from earnings season and take a burning question on the housing market.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  14. 87

    New battle for bank supremacy,  why blue chip CEOs are exiting and wild ASX moves

    This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the new war that’s broken out in the banking sector, ask why three CEOs left blue chip companies in three days, and tackle the tricky problem of taming inflation without hiking interest rates.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  15. 86

    Rate hike exposes mediocre economy, tech’s double meltdown & Musk’s big moment

    This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the two big moves in markets this week: interest rates and tech stocks. They take a question on who should oversee government spending and get excited for the busiest time of the corporate year, reporting season.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  16. 85

    Chanticleer back Feb 6 - ahead of that, James & Anthony catch up

    James and Anthony had a phone catch-up over the weekend and are looking forward to coming back strong on Friday, Feb 6th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  17. 84

    End of year special: Chook Awards and stocks to watch in 2026

    This week we James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald wrap up the year with their annual Chook awards, look forward to a huge year on markets with one of Australia’s top fund managers, and take a quick peek at how the nation’s financial engine is ticking over.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by AcendaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  18. 83

    RBA plays Christmas grinch, Australia's top CEOs fire up & how Netflix might change

    This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson look at why the RBA is stuck between a rock and a hard place, examine the takeover battle that could change how you watch Netflix, and take the pulse of Australia’s top business leaders through the Chanticleer CEO poll. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by AcendaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  19. 82

    Is Australia a Ponzi scheme, OpenAI's grand arrival & the AFR business people of the year

    This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson explain how Australia's data centre boom has changed, give you the inside scoop on the AFR's Business People of the Year awards, and ask the big question: is Australia a giant Ponzi scheme? To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Acenda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  20. 81

    Why rate hikes may be next, risky home loans in crosshairs & mini deal boom

    This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson ask whether Australia’s economy has hit its speed limit, we look at the sneaky-big week for corporate deals and preview one of the AFR’s big nights of the year.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Acenda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  21. 80

    Speed dating with ASX giants, Nvidia bubble trouble & DroneShield falls to earth

    This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson examine Nvidia’s monster profit result and what it says about the AI bubble, they travel to Singapore to explain how the nation’s top CEOs are selling Australia, and they take a question on big profits and your super returns.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  22. 79

    Stock tips from the Opera House, Why CBA plunged & investment property bubble?

    This week James Thomson chats to Anthony Macdonald as he reports live from the Sydney Opera House for the biggest markets conference of the year. They share the stock tips from the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference, round out bank profit season and take a great question on investors in the housing market.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  23. 78

    Musk mega pay rise, Aussie brothers are AI billionaires & why the RBA's stuck

    This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald examine the big four’s big problem, explain why the RBA is stuck and ask what the stunning win of Zohran Mamdani in the New York Mayoral race tells investors and CEOs. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  24. 77

    The new battle for your super, James Hardie fury & bad news on rate cuts

    This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald explain how the battle lines are being drawn up in the new superannuation wars, they try to make sense of the brutal slap down investors handed out to two of our biggest companies, and, he’s back – yep, Richard White is in trouble again at WiseTech. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIM  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  25. 76

    Albo’s White House win, Santos’ public bust-up & the problem with our rooftop solar spree

    This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald look at Anthony Albanese's big visit to Trump land, take you inside the AFR’s energy conference, and look ahead to a big moment for global markets. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  26. 75

    Wealth boom upends the economy, Australia’s AI up-and-comer & private credit cockroaches

    This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald look at how the extraordinary boom in boomer wealth is changing the economy, they discuss the next Australian AI heavyweight, and they answer your question about private credit cockroaches. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  27. 74

    Deloitte’s AI disaster, gold gets political & GYG’s burrito blues

    This week James Thomson & AFR Editor-in-Chief, James Chessell, ask what Deloitte’s AI disaster says about the sharemarket bubble everyone’s watching, try to explain what the surging gold price says about global politics, and look ahead to ANZ Bank's date with destiny.To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  28. 73

    Tax dodgers, feeling BHP’s pain & the problem with 5% home deposits

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald is joined by Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner to consider whether 5% deposit home loans are good for first home buyers, they prepare to say goodbye to another Australian media legend and take a question on Australia’s big corporate tax-dodgers. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  29. 72

    Myer's parcel mystery solved, ASIC vs La Trobe Financial & AI's money-go-round

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony discuss why one of the biggest players in private credit found itself in the corporate cop’s sights, we explain why one listener’s order from department store giant Myer came in six different parcels and jump on Nvidia’s AI money-go-round. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  30. 71

    The threat to Qantas Points, epic saga gets CEO sacked & death of a mega deal

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at how the RBA could be coming for our Qantas points, we ask why one of Australia’s biggest listed retailers sacked its CEO and take a question on the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut and what it means for the Magnificent 7. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  31. 70

    Trailer: ‘How I Made It’ Returns September 22

    How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  32. 69

    Why banks are slashing jobs, Murdoch’s season finale & Virgin CEO’s monster pay

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony unpack why the big banks are suddenly slashing jobs, examine the Murdoch family’s succession peace deal and ask why some of our biggest companies are getting speeding tickets from the corporate cop. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  33. 68

    Property shortages will get worse, Why Dan Andrews' China trip blew up & Macquarie's mortgage machine

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine the next property crisis heading our way, discuss Australia’s real China challenge, and answer your question on who actually lends money to Australian governments.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  34. 67

    Chook awards for best and worst profits, ANZ's job cut fail & business piles on Victoria

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask why the business community hates the great state of Victoria, hand out their awards for the best and worst of profit season and take you inside ANZ’s great email job cut scandal.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  35. 66

    Chalmers' roundtable: hit or miss? ASX giant $25b bad week & property price pressure cooker

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at what - if anything - was achieved at the Treasurer’s big economic reform roundtable in Canberra this week, bring you the most disappointing result of results season, and look ahead to the biggest few days for markets.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  36. 65

    Rate cut comes with bad news, CBA’s magic mortgages & insider trading rocks markets

    This week, James & Anthony bring you the highlights from a whopper few days of company results, discuss why Michele Bullock seemed a bit crabby on RBA rates day, and debate whether CEOs should get paid double time for working on Christmas day.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  37. 64

    WFH gets political, ASX operator’s revealing mix-up & govt bets big with your cash

    This week James & Anthony explain why the new work from home debate hides a bigger battle between bosses and workers, they ask why the government is using your money to buy into a struggling lithium miner and go inside the market's fat-fingered moment. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  38. 63

    AI jobs pain now real, tax fix for productivity gap & tobacco wars come to ASX

    This week James & Anthony reveal why Australia's AI phony war is officially over, look at the productivity roadmap big business is starting to get behind, and explain why illegal tobacco has become such a drag for some of our biggest retailers. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  39. 62

    Macquarie’s big money mess, Chinese cars coming & Albo’s US beef deal

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at the mini-meltdown at Macquarie, the millionaires factory, examine the pitched battles over who’s going to manage your money, and ask why Chinese cars are taking over the Australian market. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  40. 61

    Rating Albo's China trip, why NAB's under pressure & is AI a bubble?

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Cosima ask what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got from his big China trip, examine Matt Comyn’s blueprint to fix Australia and look at why the boss of National Australia Bank is under such heavy scrutiny. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  41. 60

    RBA rates shock, inside the millionaires factory & is Trump bad or good?

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony & Joyce look at what happens when you shake up the RBA, sink their teeth into Joyce’s favourite ASX-listed company Macquarie, and catch up on the latest from Donald Trump – and there is a bit To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by PGIMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  42. 59

    Big super's charmed run, hacking Qantas & Domino's goes cold

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine what your super fund did for you last year, deliver a corporate mess with the lot at Domino’s Pizza, and welcome another rising star to the ASX.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Workday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  43. 58

    Virgin’s big takeoff, EOFY lessons, & will house prices ever fall?

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony relive what was an extraordinary day for Australia’s sharemarket on Tuesday, sort through the 2025 financial year’s winners and losers and take an old chestnut of a question about the Australian housing market.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Workday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  44. 57

    World holds breath on Iran, $30b deal is test for govt & CEO pay secrets

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony try to make sense of the conflict between Israel and Iran, explain why the biggest cash takeover in Australian history is a massive test for Jim Chalmers and ask - do our big CEOs ever miss out on a bonus?  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Workday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  45. 56

    Your big ASX questions answered, IVF scandal & Iran attacked

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony discuss the fresh record high for the ASX by answering your 10 burning questions about markets, look at how Australia’s IVF sector was plunged into crisis and extract the lesson from markets from the LA Riots To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Workday. Save 50% or more on unlimited access to the Australian Financial Review in our EOFY sale, ending June 30.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  46. 55

    Australia not ready for AI boom, winners from Virgin float & Trump v Musk

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony try to explain what’s coming for Australia from the AI revolution, reveal the biggest winners from the float of Virgin Australia, and you’ll never guess…Trump and Musk’s bromance is over. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband. Save 50% or more on unlimited access to the Australian Financial Review in our EOFY sale, ending June 30.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  47. 54

    TACO theory rules markets, AI unleashes Telstra and inside Healthscope's collapse

    This week, James and Anthony reveal what the new strategy of one Australia’s biggest companies tells us about the coming AI boom, take you inside the biggest corporate collapse since the pandemic and explain the new theory moving the market - the TACO theory. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband. Save 50% or more on unlimited access to the Australian Financial Review in our EOFY sale, ending June 30.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  48. 53

    What’s next for rates, Andrew Forrest’s China warning & battle for Melbourne airport

    This week, James and Anthony discuss Andrew Forrest's concerns about Australia's iron ore industry, ask what comes next after the RBA’s latest interest rate cut, and take you inside the spicy battle over one of the country's busiest airports. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  49. 52

    Trump’s tariff U-turn, private equity’s hall of shame & Macquarie’s hubris

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at Donald Trump’s great tariff u-turn, meet the newest member of private equity’s hall of shame, and examine trouble at Macquarie, better known as the Millionaires Factory. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  50. 51

    Who’s hot on the ASX, the cost of safe banks & Labor’s big opportunity

    This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask whether the big banks are too safe for their own good, and the good of the country. They reveal what the big dogs  are really talking about inside the year's biggest investment conference and look at the business sector's reaction to the election.To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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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