<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey and AFR Magazine editor Matthew Drummond discuss what was behind this year's power moves. And AFR cartoonist David Rowe tells us who is his favourite prime minister to draw.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This podcast is sponsored by &lt;a href="http://ig.com/au" data-stringify-link="http://ig.com/au" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;IG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Further reading:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"&gt; &lt;li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/election-season-and-rates-angst-are-behind-this-year-s-power-shifts-20240827-p5k5kt" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/election-season-and-rates-angst-are-behind-this-year-s-power-shifts-20240827-p5k5kt" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;Election season and rates angst are behind this year’s power shifts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Someone wasn’t happy to be on this year’s Power list. But even Power listers have no say in the process.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"&gt; &lt;li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/power-list-reveals-diminished-influence-of-australia-s-corporate-sector-20240905-p5k87y" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/power-list-reveals-diminished-influence-of-australia-s-corporate-sector-20240905-p5k87y" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;Power list reveals diminished influence of Australia’s corporate sector&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;This year’s list reflects the fading voice of CEOs and the growing size, scale and power of the superannuation sector.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"&gt; &lt;li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/the-war-at-the-centre-of-the-arts-20240909-p5k95z" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/the-war-at-the-centre-of-the-arts-20240909-p5k95z" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;The Gaza conflict ripped through the arts and ripped it apart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;The conflict in Gaza hangs heavily over theatres and galleries, as animosities lead to a wave of resignations, donor withdrawals and boycotts.&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>

The Fin

Australian Financial Review

Australia’s most powerful & influential people revealed

OCT 2, 202432 MIN
The Fin

Australia’s most powerful & influential people revealed

OCT 2, 202432 MIN

Description

This week on The Fin podcast, political editor Phillip Coorey and AFR Magazine editor Matthew Drummond discuss what was behind this year's power moves. And AFR cartoonist David Rowe tells us who is his favourite prime minister to draw.

This podcast is sponsored by IG

Further reading:

Someone wasn’t happy to be on this year’s Power list. But even Power listers have no say in the process.

This year’s list reflects the fading voice of CEOs and the growing size, scale and power of the superannuation sector.

The conflict in Gaza hangs heavily over theatres and galleries, as animosities lead to a wave of resignations, donor withdrawals and boycotts.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.