Listener Bryan asks: Instead of the reserve bank varying interest rates why not scrap that and vary GST accordingly? Yes it would be tricky to navigate initially, but once implemented would be smooth. Look at petrol prices. They go up and down all the time and no one riots. Doing this everyone is affected not just people with loans.

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Listener Russell asks: Where does all the extra interest go? With interest rates up, and the cost of lending higher, who's the ultimate beneficiary of higher rates?

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Listener Sally asks:  I’d love to hear a simple explanation of how the NEM works. That’s the national electricity market. What’s the criteria to participate? How does the pricing work? Which state has the lowest prices?  

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Listener Cara asks: You talked about Telstra upping mobile phone prices above the rate of inflation, and the fact that this is an example of services inflation. Doesn’t Telstra, as the country’s biggest telco, have an obligation to help the economy and not put more pressure on prices?

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This week the federal government accused a group called APT40 of working on behalf of a Chinese spy agency to target government and business networks.

It’s a major escalation in the war on cybercrime, and a stark reminder of the ongoing threat to Australian companies.

Thomas Fikentscher, Area Vice President for Australia New Zealand at CyberArk, talks to Sean about the challenges for organisations, and the alarming effect AI is going to have on cybercrime.

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Listener Lachie asks: As a nation we are net super contributors. However, as frequently discussed, Australia is facing an issue regarding an ageing population. Could we become net withdrawers from super funds and therefore reducing the demand of the biggest investors in the ASX? 

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Listener John asks: How much of the high CPI is driven by services versus goods? I see wages still going up and up and business owners have no choice but to pass these costs on. How does that impact CPI figures?

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Listener Nina asks: will the tax cuts received from July 1 have an impact on inflation?

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Housing affordability is a huge political issue right now - and yesterday national cabinet announced measures to improve supply.

Tim Lawless, Head of Research at CoreLogic, talks to Jennifer Duke about whether the measures are achievable and the impact they'll have on affordability. He also talks about the immediate outlook for prices, spring listings, and regional market trends.

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Telstra is one of the most trusted brands in the country. But it’s also a company that’s evolving, following the rollout of the NBN.

Sean Aylmer talks to Brent Smart, Telstra’s Chief Marketing Officer, about maintaining the integrity of an iconic brand while still growing and changing.

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