Earlier this month, NBN Co announced it’s partnering with US tech giant Amazon to bring high speed satellite broadband to regional Australia. It’s called Project Kuiper.

Joe Lathan is Amazon's Country Manager for Project Kuiper, and he speaks with Michael Thompson about the scale of the project, what it will mean for competition more broadly - and whether Amazon might use its own rockets to put Kuiper satellites into space.

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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 closes up

2. Roundtable boilover

3. Xero investors reject pay packet

4. Unions push WFH

5. Israel calls up reservists

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Thursday 21 August 2025

Business leaders line up to attack the government over productivity and red tape. 

And more, including:

• James Hardie crashes almost 28 pc after a slowdown in the US market. 
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dismisses criticism from the Israeli leader, who called him ‘weak’. 
• Australians want more flexibility at work
• US President Donald Trump meets with the bosses of BHP and RIo Tinto in Washington

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This week Woodside posted a profit of $1.25 billion for the six months to June 30, down 24pc on last year, but in line with expectations, partly as a result of lower oil prices.

But Woodside is a fascinating company. It’s been on an investment spree over the last couple of years, and this Ausbiz interview today with CEO Meg O’Neill looks at where those projects are up to. But it also goes into the role of gas in the energy transition, why it’s not going to have another crack at buying rival Santos, and why there’s so much frustration with government over a major gas project off WA.

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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 closes up

2. Changes to NDIS

3. Total wages grow

4. Canva employee stock sale

5. Frozen shrimp recall

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Brittney Saunders first made her name as one of the original influencers on YouTube, building an enormous following while still a teen. 

But she managed to parlay that online success into a bricks-and-mortar business, developing her own fashion company: Fayt the Label - which has grown, and grown, and grown.

At the same time she’s written a book called Just Getting Started, and hosts the Big Business Podcast with Nova Podcasts.

Sean Aylmer sits down with Brittney Saunders to learn more about her incredible entrepreneur story.

This episode is supported by Xero.

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Wednesday 20 August 2025

CSL shares freefall, amid a major shake-up for the healthcare giant. 

And more, including:

• Unions and business clash at the economic roundtable.
• Consumer sentiment soars to its highest level in 3 years.
• Plus Woolworths slashes prices as the grocery wars heat up.
• Canva’s valuation gets a redesign.

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Can BHP continue its dominance as its focus shifts from iron ore to copper?

Yesterday, Australia's second largest company announced a 26pc drop in underlying profit, with iron ore prices under pressure from slowing demand in China. It’s BHP’s weakest performance in five years.

But the company is still optimistic - particularly about its growing number of copper assets, and also its shift into the fertiliser potash. Vandita Pant, Chief Financial Officer of BHP, spoke with Juliette Saly at Ausbiz.


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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 closes down

2. PM rejects Bullock comment

3. iiNet cyber attack

4. Wong says Israel visa call ‘unjustified’

5. Trump, Zelensky meet

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Tuesday 19 August 2025

The business community unites as pressure ramps up on day one of the government’s economic reform roundtable. 

And more, including:

• NAB admits to underpaying staff. 
• The ASX hits another high - that’s six in six days.
• A former PM slams Australian bosses for their attitude to cybersecurity. 
• A record fine for Qantas.
• Meta runs into problems with its AI.

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