Monday 30 March 2026

National Cabinet is set to meet amid soaring fuel prices and falling equity markets. 

 * Auction clearance rates hit their lowest level since 2022
 * Electric vehicle purchases in Australia almost double since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict
 * Wall Street tech stocks plummet on the back of AI concerns
 * Aussies’ $83 billion online splurge

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Nat Cabinet meets amid fuel crisis; housing market tumbles; EV sales surge

This week we get the minutes from the RBA board meeting, where four members voted against an interest rate hike. As the oil price shock worsens, hitting many aspects of the economy - could those four members have had the right idea? Michael Thompson is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas [https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marketeconomics.com.au/stephen-koukoulas&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1775214596734473&usg=AOvVaw1dDIJ0l6ktCcJ1x92UInpT] to discuss, and also look at the rest of the week for the economy: building approvals, house prices, and job vacancies.

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Q+A: The Week Ahead | 30 Mar 2026

Michael hits Sean and Adam with five questions — no notice, no prep — about customer service. Good experiences, bad experiences, and whether the customer is always right.

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Five Questions: Is the customer always right?

Petrol prices, a long-awaited free trade deal, and judgement day for Meta. Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with Adam Lang picking a winner in a fierce debate.

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The Saturday Edition | 28 Mar 2026

This is the Fear & Greed [https://fearandgreed.com.au/] 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 defies Wall St tumble

 2. PM rejects Trump’s criticism

 3. Cyclone disrupts LNG production

 4. CBA upgrades inflation forecast

 5. Trump’s signature to appear on currency

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Afternoon Report | ASX defies Wall St tumble

Friday 27 March 2026

A growing number of service stations are running out of fuel, as the agricultural sector warns about a critical lack of fertiliser, due to the Middle East conflict.  

 * Meta and Google’s YouTube found liable in a landmark social media addiction trial
 * A new study shows five commercial products account for 31 per cent of all deaths globally
 * The federal government supports an above inflation wage increase for minimum wage workers
 * Qantas’s earnings set to be hammered by rising fuel costs

Plus the next interview in our Accelerator series with Airwallex [https://www.airwallex.com/]. Today’s guest: Ross Fastuca from Webjet Business Travel about finding a gap in an established industry like travel, and using technology to disrupt and scale.

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Fuel runs dry, ag hit by conflict; Meta, YouTube guilty in addiction trial; Qantas travails

Maritime recovery sounds like something out of a movie — treasure chests, shipwrecks, and billions in gold sitting on the ocean floor. Even more so after recent headlines about a $20 billion wreck off the coast of Colombia.

But as Stefan von Imhof, co-founder and CEO of Alts.co explains, it’s evolving into something far more structured, and potentially investable. He explains to Michael Thompson how technology, rising commodity prices and better coordination with governments are transforming deep-sea recovery - while warning it remains a high-risk, still unproven space.

This is general information only. Seek professional advice tailored to your circumstances before making investment decisions.

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Q+A: A $20 billion shipwreck and the Wild West of investing

This is the Fear & Greed [https://fearandgreed.com.au/] 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 slips, oil rises

 2. Australia tightens Iranian visa rules

 3. RBA warns on supply shock

 4. More ABC strikes ‘on the table’

 5. SpaceX IPO details

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Afternoon Report | ASX slips, oil rises

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns of higher inflation for longer. 

 * US President Donald Trump suggests new talks between the US and Iran are progressing, and that sent the local ASX higher
 * Why truckies are loving Tesla’s new electric semi-trailer
 * Rio Tinto receives a $2 billion subsidy to keep an aluminium smelter in Queensland operating
 * Western Sydney airport sells its first tickets

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Chalmers’ inflation warning; ASX adds $55b; truckies loving Tesla’s semi-trailer

Healthcare is a multi-trillion dollar industry, but it’s largely designed for when things go wrong.

Mark Britt, founder and CEO of preventative health company TMRW [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.startmytomorrow.com/&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1774871524370332&usg=AOvVaw0O33bS73tRAjVLtEVsoxYJ], says the current system leaves a major gap - people who aren’t sick, but aren’t thriving either.

He talks to Sean Aylmer about why healthcare is moving towards continuous, personalised care, how AI is already influencing medical decisions, and why the future may be less about living longer - and more about living better.

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Q+A: The multi-trillion dollar industry ripe for disruption

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