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It's the Aussie business doing things differently and enjoying every step of the process. Budgy Smuggler started as a joke among mates back in 2005 but has now built a cult following. Chief Smuggler Adam Linforth (that's really his job title) tells Sean Aylmer how they did it.

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Thursday 26th August 2021 

The two market leaders in the buy now, pay later space announce disappointing earnings, raising questions about the sector. 

Also today:

•  A COVID vaccine passport proposal to go to the National Cabinet.
• One of Australia’s corporate leaders, Kerry Stokes, retires after 60 years of battles.
• And how to make $2.75 billion in 90 minutes.

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The pandemic has been the biggest crisis since World War II, and the whole time we’ve looked to political leaders to get us through. But have they delivered? 

Modern History Professor James Curran evaluates who's stepped up to the mark, who's been found wanting, and asks why nobody has delivered the speech that unites the nation.

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Wednesday 25th August 2021 

Finally some good news on the COVID front with the PM forecasting travel by Christmas as vaccination rates rise.

Also today:

• Commodity prices and equity markets jump on the back of confidence about the global economy
• Shopping mall owner Scentre calls rent relief programs for retailers unfair
• A giant US investor buys into electric vehicle charging stations in Australia

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The economic impact is worsening every day as COVID numbers grow. But a new Covid-normal is on the horizon with restrictions to ease with increasing vaccination rates. ANZ Chief Economist Richard Yetsenga discusses how the economy will respond to a future with more freedoms but an explosion in COVID cases.

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Tuesday 24th August 2021 

More than $7 billion in deals announced as the M&A activity in the energy sector escalates.

Also today:

• Wall Street surges and oil and gold prices jump amid renewed optimism over the economic outlook.
• Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls on state Premiers to stick to plans to open up economies.
• And cricketer Ian Botham reportedly to be the UK’s envoy to Australia.

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Infrastructure has been the word on everybody's lips of late, with a huge amount of investor interest on the back of some significant deals being done.

Peter McGregor, co-founder of TRUE Infrastructure and former CEO of the Australian Infrastructure Fund, tells Sean Aylmer what's driving the rush… and more importantly, what the future holds.

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