This is the&nbsp;<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/">Fear and Greed</a> Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes. <ol> <li> Bondi death toll rises </li> <li> PM flags tougher gun laws </li> <li> ASX slumps on commodity sell-off </li> <li> CBA&rsquo;s NZ subsidiary in court </li> <li> Director Rob Reiner dead </li> </ol> Join our <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup">free daily newsletter here</a>.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This is the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/"&gt;Fear and Greed&lt;/a&gt; Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bondi death toll rises&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PM flags tougher gun laws&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ASX slumps on commodity sell-off&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CBA&amp;rsquo;s NZ subsidiary in court&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Director Rob Reiner dead&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join our &lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"&gt;free daily newsletter here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Afternoon Report | Bondi death toll rises

Monday 15 December 2025 Australia awakes to the horror of a terrorist attack on a large crowd celebrating the Jewish Hanukkah festival in Sydney, with at least 12 people dead and dozens injured. <ul> <li aria-level="1">The housing market takes a break on the back of potentially higher interest rates.&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="1">Former ANZ boss Shayne Elliott sues the bank&rsquo;s board after it withdrew $13.5 million in bonuses.&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="1">The number of investors in ETFs in Australia surges.</li> <li aria-level="1">A second division football club in England attracts private equity.</li> </ul> Join our<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"> free daily newsletter here</a>. And don&rsquo;t miss the latest episode of<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/"> How Do They Afford That?</a> - this week: five ways to deal with money anxiety. Get the episode from<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235"> APPLE</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14"> SPOTIFY</a>, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monday 15 December 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Australia awakes to the horror of a terrorist attack on a large crowd celebrating the Jewish Hanukkah festival in Sydney, with at least 12 people dead and dozens injured.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;The housing market takes a break on the back of potentially higher interest rates.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;Former ANZ boss Shayne Elliott sues the bank&amp;rsquo;s board after it withdrew $13.5 million in bonuses.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;The number of investors in ETFs in Australia surges.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li aria-level="1"&gt;A second division football club in England attracts private equity.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join our&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup"&gt; free daily newsletter here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And don&amp;rsquo;t miss the latest episode of&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/"&gt; How Do They Afford That?&lt;/a&gt; - this week: five ways to deal with money anxiety. Get the episode from&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235"&gt; APPLE&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14"&gt; SPOTIFY&lt;/a&gt;, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Terror attack in Bondi; housing market stalls; PE’s interest in 2nd division football club

Three rate cuts, a surprise inflation flare-up, house prices roaring and the labour market finally losing a bit of steam &ndash; 2025 has been a strange year for the economy. In this special year-in-review, Michael Thompson is joined by economist&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marketeconomics.com.au/stephen-koukoulas&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;usg=AOvVaw0k_PlRW86V58ikTeksRPbs">Stephen Koukoulas</a>&nbsp;to unpack what happened with rates, government spending, jobs and productivity, and whether the next move is a rate hike. Fear &amp; Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer &amp; Michael Thompson and the team as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://fearandgreed.com.au&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-UzPpVTjMqq6z7JOqmqjh">website</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/company/fear-and-greed&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;usg=AOvVaw0SagdI_Q3WOX9riNtxgGeg">LinkedIn</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/fearandgreedpodcast/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;usg=AOvVaw3cpHk9e052DpS2rw76gY7I">Instagram</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/FearAndGreedPodcast&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ND2IreoE7RRbAYj9Fo_e8">Facebook</a>! Join our<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;usg=AOvVaw2393rYmAAq2n7FtwbR9Old">&nbsp;free daily newsletter here</a>.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Three rate cuts, a surprise inflation flare-up, house prices roaring and the labour market finally losing a bit of steam &amp;ndash; 2025 has been a strange year for the economy. In this special year-in-review, Michael Thompson is joined by economist&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marketeconomics.com.au/stephen-koukoulas&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0k_PlRW86V58ikTeksRPbs"&gt;Stephen Koukoulas&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to unpack what happened with rates, government spending, jobs and productivity, and whether the next move is a rate hike.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Fear &amp;amp; Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer &amp;amp; Michael Thompson and the team as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://fearandgreed.com.au&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3-UzPpVTjMqq6z7JOqmqjh"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/company/fear-and-greed&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0SagdI_Q3WOX9riNtxgGeg"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/fearandgreedpodcast/&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3cpHk9e052DpS2rw76gY7I"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/FearAndGreedPodcast&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3ND2IreoE7RRbAYj9Fo_e8"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Join our&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1766166224390158&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2393rYmAAq2n7FtwbR9Old"&gt;&amp;nbsp;free daily newsletter here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Q+A: The Week Ahead | 15 Dec 2025

A drop in the national participation rate sparks a very personal discussion: what does participation look like in real life? Sean, Michael and Adam talk honestly about the times they&rsquo;ve loved work the most, why being busy might actually make us happier, and the unexpected rituals that keep them sane. Fear &amp; Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer, Michael Thompson and Adam Lang as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://fearandgreed.com.au&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;usg=AOvVaw2mebx4z1swXMqO3yrx211E">website</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/company/fear-and-greed&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;usg=AOvVaw2kFfWgk8FdMekQLnoM24N7">LinkedIn</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/fearandgreedpodcast/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zp3fKRIMEfhBXV4kXuiNV">Instagram</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/FearAndGreedPodcast&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;usg=AOvVaw0MVu3Jsv7dPoUoYlCEO9Y4">Facebook</a>. Join our<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ysx1O7Zoo6RPkxe7gGkZy">&nbsp;free daily newsletter here</a>.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;A drop in the national participation rate sparks a very personal discussion: what does participation look like in real life? Sean, Michael and Adam talk honestly about the times they&amp;rsquo;ve loved work the most, why being busy might actually make us happier, and the unexpected rituals that keep them sane.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Fear &amp;amp; Greed Q+A: Join Sean Aylmer, Michael Thompson and Adam Lang as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://fearandgreed.com.au&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2mebx4z1swXMqO3yrx211E"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/company/fear-and-greed&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2kFfWgk8FdMekQLnoM24N7"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/fearandgreedpodcast/&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw1zp3fKRIMEfhBXV4kXuiNV"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/FearAndGreedPodcast&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0MVu3Jsv7dPoUoYlCEO9Y4"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Join our&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=calendar&amp;amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw0ysx1O7Zoo6RPkxe7gGkZy"&gt;&amp;nbsp;free daily newsletter here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Q+A: Do we secretly like being busy?

This was the week where the RBA signalled the end of rate cuts, and the beginning of hikes. But it was also the week where Australia led the world on social media reform.&nbsp; Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with Adam Lang picking a winner in a fierce debate. Join our<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1765971194093865&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ysx1O7Zoo6RPkxe7gGkZy">&nbsp;free daily newsletter here</a>.<a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/" rel="payment">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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The Weekend Edition | 13-14 Dec 2025

Business news you can use. A daily business news podcast with journalists <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-aylmer-9922068/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689199223540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wu3ezGEfBZFYspJbTTaYL">Sean Aylmer</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcwthompson/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689199223540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08pZ8jZ88rHJgCfbHkTr5k">Michael Thompson</a>.&nbsp;Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain=fearandgreed.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7AmQCOMxmAtl5q0qiE-KY7?domain%3Dfearandgreed.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689199223540000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DLq_FuqjEt3HC-ZK1704H">https://fearandgreed.com.au</a>

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