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Thursday business sessions with Ali Moore on ABC Melbourne


December 30, 2024

In January 2024, Stephen Mayne started doing a fortnightly business spot talking business and economics with Ali Moore on ABC Melbourne at 5.50pm each Thursday afternoon. Below are links to the audio files with a summary of the topics covered.

January 25, 2024 - (phone) 7 minutes starts 2hrs 19 mins - stage 3 tax changes, crashing lithium prices and thinning of the ASX ranks.

February 8, 2024 - (studio): 11 minutes starting 2 hrs 37 mins - Transurban profit, REA/News Corp result, RBA transparency and Elon Musk's pay blow.

February 22, 2024: 6 minutes starting 2 hours and 23 mins - throw away clothing, new Qantas chair, takeover binge, Kerry Stokes and AI revolution.

March 7, 2024: 6 minutes starting 2 hours and 21 mins - female directors and CEOs given tough jobs, soaring big bank valuations and Kerry Stokes squeezes small Boral shareholders.

March 21, 2024: 7 minutes starting 2 hours and 23 mins - RBA board selection, rising interest and record gold price makes Costello sell-off look foolish.

April 4, 2024 - (Warwick Long hosting) (studio): 10 minutes starting 2 hours and 19 mins - Lehrmann trial, Austal takeover bid, Scentre AGM and GG Mostyn.

April 18, 2024 (phone): 7 minutes starting 2 hours and 22 mins - Solly creeps on Myer, Stokes and Seven, Star Entertainment and Goyder's Woodside campaign.

May 2, 2024 (studio): 13 minutes starting 2 hours and 14 mins - Casino crisis, bank profits, Woolies tumbles, Rio and Woodside AGMs.

May 23, 2024 (phone): 5 minutes starting 2 hours and 24 mins - BHP takeover, Nvidia profit, Fitzroy Football Club and BYD car sales.

June 6, 2024 (phone): 8 minutes starting at 2 hrs and 22 mins - memories of State Parliament, Kerry Stokes and Beach Energy, Chinese investment in Northern Minerals.

June 20, 2024 (phone): 8 minutes starting at 2 hrs and 21 mins - CSR joins exodus, GYG float, Gill goes to Tabcorp and Dutton's nuclear plan.

July 4, 2024 (phone): 5 minutes starting at 2hrs and 25 mins - Docklands memories, ASIC failures and ACCC/supermarkets power.

July 18, 2024 (studio): 8 minutes starting at 2hrs and 21 mins - love Melbourne, Alumina takeover and CFMEU financials.

August 1, 2024 (studio): 8 minutes starting at 2hrs and 22 mins - Rex collapse and Murdoch family fight.

August 15, 2024 (studio): 9 minutes starting at 2hrs and 21 mins - Bendigo Bank AGMs, ASIC sues ASX, gambling ads and will Alan Joyce sue?

August 27, 2024 (studio): 12 minutes starting at 2hrs and 18 mins - Mallacoota, Qantas profit, ERA uranium battle, Nvidia booms, Warren Buffett's trillion dollar milestone, Star Entertainment and last day laggards.

September 12, 2024 (studio): 10 minutes starting at 2hrs and 20 mins - Regent Theatre, Sneesby out at Nine, Qantas pay, new ASX chair, AGM season and last day laggards.

September 26, 2024 (studio): 10 minutes starting at 2hrs and 20 mins - ACCC vs Coles/Woolies, Pesutto on the stand, MCG memories, Star Entertainment disaster, Vanguard/Macquarie fines.

October 10, 2024 (outside broadcast in Little Bourke St): 10 minutes starting at 2hrs and 44 mins - City of Melbourne and council elections wrap, which was followed by this 2 hour Southbank Residents Association candidate's forum.

October 24, 2024 (phone): 6 minutes starting starting at 2 hours and 24 minutes - Richard White resigns, BHP Samarco settlement and billionaires avoiding AGM scrutiny.

November 7, 2024 (phone): 6 minutes starting starting at 2 hours and 24 minutes - Market response to Trump win, Nine AGM and ACCC caves to Chemist Warehouse.

December 12, 2024 (studio): 8 minutes starting starting at 2 hours and 22 minutes - Pools and councils, Murdoch trust fight, Chemist Warehouse and Guzman Y Gomez.

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OTHER ABC RADIO AND TV SPOTS IN 2024

July 30, 2024: 8 minute interview with Sarah Macdonald on ABC Sydney about Murdoch family court fight - starts 44 mins into this audio file.

June 28, 2024: grabs with David Taylor for PM story about Nine's 200 job cuts. Listen here.

June 12, 2024:
spoke to ABC radio's PM program about a Governance Institute CEO pay survey, showing a 14% one year jump. Listen here.

April 18, 2024: Seven and Stokes with Sarah McDonald on ABC Sydney. Starts 1 hour 39 mins into this audio file.

January 25, 2024: gave Kim Williams the thumbs up as ABC chair on ABC radio's PM program. Listen to audio file.

August 9, 2024: Interview with Craig Reucassel on ABC Sydney Breakfast about Alan Joyce pay cut - 4 minute chat starting 1hr and 46 minutes into this audio file.

August 9, 2024: wrap of the week on RN Drive covering Qantas, work from home and gambling ads.

August 12, 2024: interviewed for Four Corners piece on Seven's toxic culture.

August 30, 2024: grabs with Nassim Kassim for her ABC TV package on the $1.25 billion Qantas annual profit.

September 12, 2024: grabs for Peter Ryan on The World Today after Mike Sneesby exited as Nine's CEO.

September 23, 2024: 11 minute interview with Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane about ACCC action against Coles and Woolworths. Starts 40 mins into this audio file.

October 3, 2024: gave some grabs to 7.30 for 8 minute story on defamation battle between Moira Deeming and John Pesutto.

October 6, 2024: interviewed for this 30 minute Radio National feature on the Murdoch family trust.

December 24, 2024: 10 minute interview with Jess McGuire on ABC Sydney about News Corp's proposed sale of Foxtel to DAZN for $3.4 billion - starts 40 mins into this audio file.