While people are locked-down, the Govt needs to be there to support families. But could the hundred billion dollars or so in support be used, long term, to create jobs - God knows, Australia needs lots of things built. I put all this to the CEO of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Adrian Dwyer.

It's been as bleak a week as some have seen in a lifetime, economically and socially. But the golden lining is ... well gold ... at all time record prices. But what are the best Aussie gold companies to buy; how do you read the production reports and how long can this keep going (hint ... as long as Governments keep printing money)? I speak with an old mate, and gold-bug, Richard Morrow from stockbroker, EL & C Baillieu.

It's a sobering message from the Prime Minister and from industry. The cost of Victoria's Covid 19 outbreak will be felt for decades into the future ... with the prospect that thousands of companies will not survive. We break down the PM's message and speak with Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox.

As Virgin Australia sacks 3000 workers, and Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy, it's clear aviation is in real strife ... with aircraft stashed in deserts and passengers locked up at home. Amid this surely, surely, Qantas would never have the hide to ask the Govt for financial assistance. Plus Disney's radical new plan - cinemas out; paying movie for at-home movies in.

As the Reserve Bank downgrades its economic forecasts, there are more warnings about rising unemployment and falling house prices. But those who can keep their senses, and their jobs, its time to start preparing to identify assets that will set them up for the next generation. Today with NAB's Chief Economist Alan Oster & SQM Research's Louis Christopher ... with a little help from Bon Jovi ...

As Melbourne goes into Stage 4 lockdown, the prospect of financial collapse becomes more real for families and companies. Today Melbourne-based Neil Devonport, who decided the right thing to do was to fold his accommodation business. Plus insolvency expert Ian Purchas on the growing number of businesses that face the same sad prospect.

Roger Montgomery is a renowned value investor, a style that is oddly out of fashion right now. But with 1-in-10 businesses saying they will collapse if support dries up, understanding value is more important than ever before!

A bit of a mix for you today ... inflation numbers the biggest fall in 72 years, the political battle over Aussie rare earths & the bank regulator rules on dividends. Oh, I listened to you ... the "dings" are gone!

They're the ultimate in defensive investments ... but gold is flying at all-time record prices at the same time as cash returns nothing, or maybe less. Ross Greenwood channels the Reserve Bank, investment genius Mark Mobius & the CEO of Evolution Mining Jake Klein. There's even a bit of U2 in there to keep you going!

Today's latest valuation downgrades of Australia's 2nd largest shopping centre group highlights the fortuitous genius of the Lowy family to exit their retail empire. On a slightly different not ... just ask Microsoft's Bill Gates about the moral hazards of being openly generous with your charity.