Artificial intelligence, productivity, Bunnings, Kmart and the future of Australia's economy: Sean Aylmer has a wide-ranging conversation with Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott following the conglomerate's investor day.

Scott explains how AI is being rolled out across businesses including Bunnings and Kmart, why Bunnings still has significant room to grow beyond hardware, and how the Anko brand is expanding into new markets and new retail formats.

He also discusses the challenge of rising costs, the importance of productivity, opportunities in healthcare and international expansion, and the policy settings he believes could determine Australia's future competitiveness.

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As the end of financial year approaches, many Australians are thinking about tax planning - but philanthropy is increasingly becoming part of the conversation too.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Judith Fiander, CEO of Australian Philanthropic Services, about why more Australians are using charitable giving as part of long-term financial planning. Judith explains how philanthropic structures work, why many wealthy Australians may be missing major tax opportunities, and why younger generations are placing much greater emphasis on purpose and values when it comes to money.

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Artificial intelligence is creating an explosion in data, and businesses are scrambling to work out how to store, manage and use it effectively.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Jeff Park, ANZ Country Manager at Seagate Technology, about why data storage is becoming one of the most important parts of the AI economy. Jeff explains why businesses are suddenly rethinking the value of the information they’ve accumulated over decades, how data centres are evolving to cope with AI demand, and why “clean” and meaningful data matters more than ever.

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Michael Thompson is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas to look at the week ahead for the economy, after last week's softer-than-expected GDP figures.

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Australians now have more than $4 trillion invested in superannuation, but many people have little idea where their retirement savings are actually invested. A new report from Mindful Investing argues there’s a growing gap between what Australians say they want from ethical investing and what many super funds actually hold in their portfolios.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Barry Coates, CEO of Mindful Investing, about why transparency remains such a major issue in superannuation, why index investing may be contributing to the problem, and whether younger Australians could eventually force change across the sector.

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Australia’s economy slowed sharply in the March quarter, and the real weakness may only just be beginning.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist - Australia, New Zealand & Global Commodities at HSBC, about why rising interest rates, falling confidence, weakening house prices and the Middle East conflict could push Australia into a genuine downturn - and why the Reserve Bank may be unable to cut rates quickly even if the economy weakens sharply.

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Generative AI is making fake video and audio harder than ever to detect, raising one of the defining questions of the AI era: how do we know what’s real?

Sean Aylmer speaks with Finbar O’Hanlon, founder and Chief Innovation Officer of ASX-listed Ion Video, about new technology designed to verify whether video is genuinely human-created.... and why the future of AI video may involve fully personalised news, education and entertainment streams built in real time.

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Australia’s housing market is weakening, and Sydney and Melbourne are now clearly falling. National house prices were flat in May, auction clearance rates have dropped sharply, and investors are facing major uncertainty following proposed tax changes in the federal budget.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Tim Lawless, Research Director at Cotality, about what happens next for house prices, renters, investors and first home buyers - and why this downturn looks different from previous housing cycles.

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This week:

• March quarter GDP figures
• A Senate appearance by RBA Governor Michele Bullock
• Building approvals
• International trade
• And is a June rate hike off the table, following last week's inflation numbers?

Michael Thompson is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas to look at what to expect.

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This week, it's Five Questions on redundancy, career shocks and what comes next.

Sean, Michael and Adam share their own experiences of losing jobs, the emotional hit that comes with redundancy, and why it can also become a turning point.

They discuss identity, uncertainty, stigma, rebuilding confidence — and why Fear & Greed probably wouldn’t exist without those career setbacks.

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