In this special early edition of the Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Thomson, Chanticleer columnist at the Australian Financial Review, take a clinical look at the first Albanese budget, what wasn’t really tackled, what needed to be and whether endless deficits might be the future. Also: are interest rates going higher? Another $20 bet is on. Questions coming in from the farm to Europe: Dawn on redemptions in super funds; Alex on Aussie ETFs vs international ETFs. And: switching and locking in losses, bank hybrids and US inflation.

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On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Murdoch rebuilding the Newscorp-Fox empire, Trussonomics and the price of incompetence, the busiest day of the year for AGMs and which industry is renowned for long lunches. Also: franking credits, buying bonds, when to get out of residential property, social media shrieking and more.

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On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson get real on Sandy Hook conspiracies and compensation, take a reality check on renewables and energy transition, pole stars and recessions, in-person AGMS and protestors and wonder if there's a way to price a nuclear war into a portfolio. Also: how hard should it be to repay the principal of your mortgage, China, stage 3 tax cuts and more.

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On the (very quiet) Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne reveal coffee preferences and muse on the fate of the CBD, the shape of Twitter in the Musk era, and the boardroom shenanigans at Essendon. Also: the tally of Murdoch salaries, tax cuts for the middle class, the spread on Victorian bonds, medium vs high growth, bond trading on the ASX, AGMS, fees and more.

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On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson pick apart a disastrous week for the UK and its currency, weigh unemployment over higher inflation and ponder the non-CPI-indexed ransom demands of Optus's hackers. Also: is your super safe from the government; the UK's long decline; how to get exposure from residential property without a mortgage; spin-offs, super, contractors and investing in the nation.

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Fiona Balzer, head of policy and advocacy at the Australian Shareholders' Association joins Stephen Mayne for a special governance edition of The Money Café to discuss proxy votes, how COVID-19 affected AGMs, Qantas, share purchase plans, and more!

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Olivia Long, managing director of SMSF at Prime Financial Group and Eureka Report's SMSF Coach joins James Thomson, Chanticleer columnist at the Australian Financial Review for a special episode of The Money Café focussed on super — because a lot is happening! Is an SMSF right for you? Why are younger Australians opting to establish an SMSF? Plus much more.

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On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne talk gambling, the AFL sports deal, oligarchs’ birthdays, the vodka shots of a booming economy, and printing money.

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On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss what to expect from the Jobs & Skills Summit (not much), go over the 5 things learned from reporting season, grumble about Aussie consumers still splashing out on spending and non-binding, tyre-kicking takeover offers. Also: fully-franked dividends, death or inheritance taxes, dividend reinvestments and leftovers and more.

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On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss THAT brewing PR disaster between a media gnat and a media mogul and who they've been hobnobbing with in the past week - James Packer, Phil Lowe of the Reserve Bank, Andy Penn of Telstra, the AFL's Gillon McLachlan. Also: jobs and skills and unions; Coles vs Woolies; whether a 3.2 per cent fee is too high; more bonds info; super funds and housing; Magellan, Munger and Murdoch.

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