In this weeks hot of the press episode
-ATO bringing in debt collector
-Stage 3 of the Stage 3 tax cut news
-Interest Rates are....?
-Right to disconnect
-Taylor Swift update
-Table of Knowledge is refreshing your payroll knowledge

Links
ATO to sool debt collector on 150,000 taxpayers
Coalition to wave stage 3 tax cut changes
RBA update
Labor accused of 'ramming through' right to disconnect
Tony Burke backs no fines for bosses who contact staff out of hour in 'right to disconnect' talks
RBA keeps interest rates steady at 4.35 per cent
Taylor Swift and the Profound Weirdness of MAGA

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Jo & Jade - Co-Hosts
Joel - Producer       

It's episode 100! We celebrate the milestone by talking about
-Some changes to Apple's app store
-Retail in trouble
-Lets have a look at some companies tax returns
-A big tax scam in the naughty corner
-The Table of Knowledge celebrates milestones

Links
Hong Kong court orders Evergrande’s liquidation, posing threats to China’s economy and global markets
Apple’s EU app store changes open door for Australia to improve digital platforms competition
Retail sales plunge as Godfrey's goes bust
How much tax big four partners paid last year
Tax scam proceeds used to back luxury club, car dealer, cannabis firm

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Jo & Jade - Co-Hosts
Joel - Producer      

Stage 3 of the podcast is being revised as Jo and Jade talk about
-ScoMo retires from politics
-Anti-Scam responses working
-ACCC vs Supermarket Giants
-Stage 3 changes
-The Table of Knowledge is all about some things you can do to relieve stress in the New Year

Links
Scott Morrison to quit politics
Jones lauds anti-scam response after losses drop 60%
ACCC should scrutinize Coles and Woolies market power, former watchdog chair says
Most taxpayers to get $804, but high-end tax cut halves in Stage 3 rewrite

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It's the first podcast of the year, so Jade and Jo talk about
-Who's got Richie Rich money?
-Clubs in some hot water
-What is a sophisticated investor?
-ETF crash course
-What's in store for the year ahead

Links
Three Richest Australian’s combined wealth doubles since 2020
FWC recommends changing superannuation disability rate
NSW forced to claw back revenue after pokies clubs wrongly claim spending as ClubGrants
ASIC bans 2 directors over string of failed companies owing $9m
Local brokers rush to open access to bitcoin ETF after SEC approval
Labor to overhaul ‘sophisticated investor’ test 

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It's the last podcast of the year, so Jade and Jo talk about
-New Tax Commissioner
-Albanese Government economic outlook
- Year in Review
- SBF, PWC, Qantas, Cossie Lives, ELON MUSK!

Links
New Commissioner of Taxation
Responsible economic management key to Albanese Governments agenda
Joel's new Billions Podcast
The Elon Musk video is part of the season 10 finale of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver available on Binge

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Jo and Jade are on the homestretch of the year and they talk about
-Shortages in the workforce
-Taylor conquers all
-ATO changing debt collection
-Charlie Munger
- Steven Miles replaces Palaszczuk
-New sexual harassment laws in force
-Frank Abagnale Jr is our focus in Scamology

Links
Massive Workforce Shortage Threatens hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure investment
Taylor Swift Eras Tour grosses over $1 Billion
ATO attempts to improve debt collection after COVID led to robotax and unnecessary distress
Charlie Munger dies aged 99
New Sexual Harassment laws
Steven Miles to replace Annastacia Palaszczuk as Queensland premier, Cameron Dick to become deputy 

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Jo is back and ready to dive into a brand new episode of the podcast with Jade and they talk about
-Guess who's going to the senate
-More word of the year news
-ATO prefer Pepsi at the moment
-RBA rates decision
-Which company got hit a with a record fine? find out in the Naughty Corner
-Anna Sorokin or is Delvey? find out in the Table of Knowledge

Links
Coles and Woolies going to the Senate
Rizz named Oxford dictionary word of the year after losing to Cozzie Lives in the Macquarie Word of the Year
ATO pursues Coca-Cola for $174m diverted profits tax
RBA leaves interest rates unchanged 
Dodgy Labour Hire Company hit with record fine 

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In this weeks episode Jo is away so Jade is joined by Joel and they talk about
-Who is starting new businesses?
-Zombie Agreements shuffling to an end
-SALES SALES SALES
-IR Bill has some new details
-IKEA and Big W announce some new changes to their workforce
-What's the word of the year?
-Scamology is stuck on an island covering the Fyre Festival

Links
Millennials and gen Z driving growth in the number of Aussie small business owners
FWC issues final ‘zombie’ agreement warning ahead of December 7 cutoff
Australian shoppers tipped to spend more than $6bn in four-day sales period
Labor locks in Greens deal on super theft, casual workers
IKEA, Big W boost staff holidays to five weeks a year
Macquarie Word of the Year

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In this weeks episode Jo and Jade explore
-New decision from the FWC about Working From Home
-What have the Forrest's bought?
-Open AI Chaos
-More Optus Fallout
-Time to think about the Roman Empire in Scamology!

Links
Fair Work Commission delivers work from home win for bosses
Andrew and Nicola Forrest buy Akubra
Inside OpenAI chaos
OpenAI staff threaten exodus, jeopardizing company’s future
How Microsoft’s Satya Nadella kept the OpenAI Partnership alive
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns 

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In this weeks episode Jo and Jade explore
-WeWork out of a job
-Ports recovering
-Coca-Cola vs the ATO
-SGA strike finishes
-Big boost for retirement savings
-Optus goes to the naughty corner, you will never guess why
-The Saga of Elizabeth Holmes

Links
WeWork files for bankruptcy
Work on ports slowly restarts after cyberattacks
Coca-Cola fights ATO over $170m offshore tax battle
Actors Strike Over
700 million dollar boost to Australian’s retirement savings
Optus Outage cause revealed 

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