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The economics of migration

Australia's migration debate is once again ramping up, with Labor planning to cut backpacker and student visa numbers amid calls from One Nation to slash immigration by 750, 000 places over three years. Beneath the political storm is a complicated history of changing economic and social policy g ...

Alan Kohler on how AI's moving interest rates

There’s been another interest rate rise, pushing it to the highest it’s been in 15 years.   It’s partly thanks to Trump’s war in Iran fuelling global inflation, but the conflict is not the only thing putting pressure on interest rates. Artificial Intelligence is a factor too.   Today, the ABC’s ...

What CBA’s Matt Comyn thinks about interest rates

Commonwealth Bank is Australia’s biggest bank and its second-biggest company.  One in three Australians are CommBank customers, giving it an enormous influence over the Australian economy. Matt Comyn has been CBA’s CEO since 2018 and has been named by the Australian Financial Review as the most ...

Alan Kohler on the economy and his decision to leave the ABC

After a 31-year career as the ABC's finance guru, Alan Kohler announced this week that he's leaving the organisation. He joins Saturday Extra to talk about the latest interest rate hike, the housing market, and how he became one of this country's great economic communicators.

Christa Pike survives, the coalition's migration plan + networking out bush

The stories that matter to The Coalition have dropped their new migration policy with promises to slash visa numbers across the board. So what do the experts think? And how does it compare to the Labor and One Nation plans announced earlier this year? Plus, Christa Pike is talking in hospital af ...

Talking Finance: Rising Rates, What’s Driving One Nation and AI Cyber Threats

Alan Kohler speaks with economist Warren Hogan about rising bond yields, interest rates and immigration, while pollster Kos Samaras explains the deeper forces driving One Nation’s support. Plus, cybersecurity expert Patrick Collins examines the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks and how b ...

Bond Market Turmoil and the AI Boom

Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the global bond market sell-off, the risks surrounding the AI investment boom and the prospects for Firmus. Plus, Stephen’s latest shareholder activism battles and some big questions about government spending, taxation and Australia’s growing debt. See omnys ...

Mitchell Unlimited S01E13 - Alan Kohler

Alan Kohler: 50 Years of Money, Markets and Making Sense of It All He's spent more than 50 years explaining money, business, success and failure to Australians. Now, legendary financial journalist and ABC finance presenter Alan Kohler joins Neil Mitchell and Cameron Mitchell on Mitchell Unlimit ...

Alan Kohler on our financial past and future

Booms, busts and everything in between — for more than half a century, finance journalist Alan Kohler has had a front-row seat to the Australian economy. For his final episode hosting That's Business, we're changing things up. Alan swaps the host's chair for the hot seat to reflect on what 50 ye ...

DEEP DIVE: Why politicians can't stop talking about immigration

This week the Coalition dropped it's new migration policy. It's promised to slash the number of international students coming to Australia and put a bigger focus on skilled migrants.  So how does this stack up to what Labor and One Nation are proposing? And what would it mean for Australia's eco ...