The Fin

Regional Australia depends on migrant workers, yet some of those same towns are voting for One Nation. Greg Bearup and pollster Kos Somaras examine why that shift is happening, and why new data suggests immigration itself may not be the main driver.

Australia’s housing market is the focus here, through the story of a 34-year-old landlord with more than 200 properties and a clash with tenants who are unionising. The episode uses that conflict to explore the changing mood between renters and the nation’s two million landlords.

Jon Adgemis’ $1.8 billion financial collapse is the focus here, along with his fight to keep key details out of public view. Primrose Riordan and Max Mason examine the court scrutiny around his downfall and what it reveals about the private credit market.

Superannuation is back at the centre of a political and personal finance debate. Michael Read and Andrew Hobbs unpack the latest super wars, the push to access super early, and the bigger question of what level of savings really delivers a comfortable retirement.

Victoria’s troubled big-ticket project is the focus as James Chessell and Sumeyya Ilanbey examine whether it has become too big to cancel. They also look at what it says about the state’s broader fiscal and political problems ahead of November’s election.