# switzer (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover switzer. Page: Feed: --- ## [Rate rise U-turn: why the economists who said ‘no way’ are now saying ‘any day’](https://switzer.com.au/rate-rise-u-turn-why-the-economists-who-said-no-way-are-now-saying-any-day/) _2026-08-26 · Peter Switzer · Switzer_ Months ago, economists tipped rate cuts. Now they're tipping a rate rise, as soon as next month. Has the RBA really been “late to the party” again? The post Rate rise U-turn: why the economists who said ‘no way’ are now saying ‘any day’ appeared first on Switzer . ## [From $2.65 at IPO to cents on the dollar: why Saluda Medical’s next results are worth watching](https://switzer.com.au/from-2-65-at-ipo-to-cents-on-the-dollar-why-saluda-medicals-next-results-are-worth-watching/) _2026-08-26 · Luke Hopewell · Switzer_ Saluda Medical raised about $231 million at $2.65 in December, the biggest ASX float of the month. It now trades at 61 cents. The post From $2.65 at IPO to cents on the dollar: why Saluda Medical’s next results are worth watching appeared first on Switzer . ## [How to get into the copper trade on the ASX](https://switzer.com.au/how-to-copper-asx/) _2026-08-26 · Luke Hopewell · Switzer_ Copper delivered more than half of BHP's earnings for the first time, and the ASX has almost no pure copper producers left to buy. Except maybe one. The post How to get into the copper trade on the ASX appeared first on Switzer . ## [Pragmatism holds Albanese to bad GST carve up](https://switzer.com.au/pragmatism-holds-albanese-to-bad-gst-carve-up/) _2026-08-26 · Michelle Grattan · Switzer_ Anthony Albanese insists there will be no retreat from his promise that Western Australia's over-generous slice of the GST will remain intact as long as he is prime minister, regardless of the Productivity Commission's compelling argument for it to be scrapped. The post Pragmatism holds Albanese to bad GST carve up appeared first on Switzer . ## [CSL’s next CEO is coming: here’s what’s at stake](https://switzer.com.au/csls-next-ceo-is-coming-heres-whats-at-stake/) _2026-08-25 · Luke Hopewell · Switzer_ One fund manager told us the next CSL CEO is about a month away. Here's what's at stake when the name lands. The post CSL’s next CEO is coming: here’s what’s at stake appeared first on Switzer . ## [What Dolly Parton taught me about Albanese getting wrong](https://switzer.com.au/what-dolly-parton-taught-me-about-albanese-getting-wrong/) _2026-08-25 · Peter Switzer · Switzer_ Dolly Parton and a $3 billion property collapse taught me the same lesson this week: even sharp opinions can be wrong. So before deciding whether Anthony Albanese's housing reforms deserve praise or blame, it pays to ask the hardest question of all: could I be wrong? The post What Dolly Parton taught me about Albanese getting wrong appeared first on Switzer . ## [Are Albo’s Budget changes helping him in the polls?](https://switzer.com.au/are-albos-budget-changes-helping-him-in-the-polls/) _2026-08-25 · Adrian Beaumont · Switzer_ Recent polls give Labor encouragement by suggesting their May budget changes are becoming more popular. The post Are Albo’s Budget changes helping him in the polls? appeared first on Switzer . ## [Stock picks for post-ASX reporting season, plus: can BHP’s copper run continue? We ask the CFO | Switzer Show 24/8/26](https://switzer.com.au/switzer-show-24-august-2026/) _2026-08-25 · Switzer Show · Switzer_ Reporting season is almost done, and this week's Switzer Show sorts the survivors: what to buy, what to hold, and what to walk away from, plus a rare sit-down with the numbers boss of the biggest company on the ASX: The post Stock picks for post-ASX reporting season, plus: can BHP’s copper run continue? We ask the CFO | Switzer Show 24/8/26 appeared first on Switzer . ## [Why Virgin Australia wants to be your business’s secret travel weapon](https://switzer.com.au/why-virgin-australia-wants-to-be-your-businesss-secret-travel-weapon/) _2026-08-25 · Peter Switzer · Switzer_ Owners of growing businesses know the feeling. The financial year ticks over, the travel budget resets, and somehow it feels smaller than it did 12 months ago. Airfares have gone up, teams are back on the road, and finance managers are being asked to do more with the same money, sometimes less. The post Why Virgin Australia wants to be your business’s secret travel weapon appeared first on Switzer… ## [Is Treasury Wine Estates finally turning the corner?](https://switzer.com.au/is-treasury-wine-estates-finally-turning-the-corner/) _2026-08-24 · Luke Hopewell · Switzer_ Treasury Wine Estates reported a statutory loss over $1 billion, paid no dividend, yet beat its own earnings guidance all in the same result. On... The post Is Treasury Wine Estates finally turning the corner? appeared first on Switzer . ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xdUQpxaf9bmo) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation](https://switzer.com.au/why-a-byelection-in-western-australia-has-turned-into-a-national-test-for-one-nation/) _2026-08-20 · Michelle Grattan · Switzer_ If you're not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor, Liberal and One Nation strategists will be intently watching the result on the night of August 29. The post Why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation appeared first on Switzer . ## [Australia’s EV sales are skyrocketing, but our charging infrastructure may soon struggle to keep up](https://switzer.com.au/australias-ev-sales-are-skyrocketing-but-our-charging-infrastructure-may-soon-struggle-to-keep-up/) _2026-08-20 · Kai Li Lim · Switzer_ Research reveals Australia's network of EV chargers may soon fail to keep up with the recently booming EV market. The post Australia’s EV sales are skyrocketing, but our charging infrastructure may soon struggle to keep up appeared first on Switzer . ## [Rents are smashing wages. Chalmers Budget did that.](https://switzer.com.au/rents-are-smashing-wages-chalmers-budget-did-that/) _2026-08-20 · Peter Switzer · Switzer_ As the Americans love to say: “Do the math!” On housing, the Albanese Government has done the exact opposite and renters across the country are now doing it for them. Since the Budget, reports say that the average rent has risen by $40 a week. Homer Simpson would know what to say. Anthony Albanese should too. The post Rents are smashing wages. Chalmers Budget did that. appeared first on Switzer . ## [Life360 crossed 100 million users, but the market sold it off: CEO tells us why](https://switzer.com.au/life360-crossed-100-million-users-but-the-market-sold-it-off-ceo-tells-us-why/) _2026-08-19 · Luke Hopewell · Switzer_ Life360 crossed 100 million users and posted record revenue, and the market answered with a double-digit single-day fall in the share price. On this week's Switzer Show, CEO Lauren Antonoff explained why she thinks the sell-off has the story wrong. The post Life360 crossed 100 million users, but the market sold it off: CEO tells us why appeared first on Switzer . ## [When can you access your super early?](https://switzer.com.au/when-can-you-access-your-super-early/) _2026-08-19 · Susan Thorp · Switzer_ Australians are sitting on about A$4.4 trillion in superannuation savings for retirement. But there are ongoing debates about whether they should be allowed to access some of that money early to help with costs of living. The post When can you access your super early? appeared first on Switzer . ## [Would cutting the tobacco tax actually curb the illegal market, or just cost the economy?](https://switzer.com.au/would-cutting-the-tobacco-tax-actually-curb-the-illegal-market-or-just-cost-the-economy/) _2026-08-19 · The Conversation · Switzer_ What would happen if we slashed the tax on tobacco in Australia? Could it curb the illegal market? Or just cost the economy? The post Would cutting the tobacco tax actually curb the illegal market, or just cost the economy? appeared first on Switzer . ## [Welcome to the indebted Albo-tross economy](https://switzer.com.au/welcome-to-the-indebted-albo-tross-economy/) _2026-08-19 · Peter Switzer · Switzer_ Australia's federal debt has just ticked over one trillion dollars for the first time in history. Here's what this unfortunate milestone means, who's responsible, and why our triple-A credit rating is still just holding. The post Welcome to the indebted Albo-tross economy appeared first on Switzer . ## [How blue-collar companies are using AI](https://switzer.com.au/how-blue-collar-companies-are-using-ai/) _2026-08-18 · Luke Hopewell · Switzer_ Every article that focuses on how AI is impacting the modern workforce centres around white-collar workers. We asked Ryan Stokes, SGH CEO - whose companies include the likes of Westrac, Boral and Coates - what AI looks like for his workers and how it's actually being used in primary industries. The post How blue-collar companies are using AI appeared first on Switzer . ## [Bring nothing? As if. How we Aussies really host dinner parties these days](https://switzer.com.au/bring-nothing-as-if-how-we-aussies-really-host-dinner-parties-these-days/) _2026-08-18 · Maureen Jordan · Switzer_ New research commissioned by chip brand Smiths, to mark its 95th birthday in our part of the world, coincides with National Potato Day today and there are some interesting revelations. The post Bring nothing? As if. How we Aussies really host dinner parties these days appeared first on Switzer . ## [CBA’s Yello switch: Why Qantas flyers might not feel so mellow](https://switzer.com.au/cbas-yello-switch-why-qantas-flyers-might-not-feel-so-mellow/) _2026-08-18 · Peter Switzer · Switzer_ The Commonwealth Bank’s new Yello rewards scheme is playing favourites, and Virgin Australia is the winner. Here’s what the RBA’s surcharge ban means for CBA customers and why Qantas frequent flyers might come out worse off. The post CBA’s Yello switch: Why Qantas flyers might not feel so mellow appeared first on Switzer . ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JsWusEBZsmpp) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?](https://switzer.com.au/what-are-peptides-and-why-am-i-hearing-so-much-about-them/) _2026-08-18 · Samuel Cornell · Switzer_ Peptide may not yet be the 2026 Oxford Word of the Year, but it must surely be in the running. The post What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them? appeared first on Switzer . ## [Dr Chalmers gets a report card, and positive Pete isn’t impressed](https://switzer.com.au/dr-chalmers-gets-a-report-card-and-positive-pete-isnt-impressed/) _2026-08-17 · Peter Switzer · Switzer_ While I don’t enjoy playing the critic, between a housing shake-up that’s spooked property owners and a profit reporting season that’s hammering retailers, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is racking up more black marks than gold stars this term. The post Dr Chalmers gets a report card, and positive Pete isn’t impressed appeared first on Switzer . ## [CEO Ryan Stokes explains why SGH gave up its BlueScope chase](https://switzer.com.au/ceo-ryan-stokes-explains-why-seven-group-gave-up-its-bluescope-chase/) _2026-08-17 · Luke Hopewell · Switzer_ Rejection is tough, especially in big business. On this week's Switzer Show, SGH CEO, Ryan Stokes, explains he's done chasing Bluescope Steel as an acquisition target, and shared his side of the story. The post CEO Ryan Stokes explains why SGH gave up its BlueScope chase appeared first on Switzer .