The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

The guys discuss KPMG’s spectacular implosion, Labor’s chaotic CGT Reverse Ferret, the ATO’s small business scare campaign, Big W’s surprisingly good AI chatbot, Ferrari’s electric future, and Adore Beauty’s brutal market reality.
00:00 - LinkedIn Thoughts
09:15 - Startup Cities Quiz
15:00 - Big W Chat Bot Experience
27:50 - ATO Small Business Ads
30:00 - Labor's CGT Semi Backdown
44:00 - ASX
51:00 - KPMG
1:08:00 - Ferrari
1:12:00 - Adore Beauty

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Happy Saturday! It’s time for another round of listener Q&A.
This week you asked:
💉 As GLP-1s and peptides become more widespread, which industries could be most affected over the next decade?
🤖 Why are younger people becoming so angry about AI being framed as “the next big thing”?
🛋️ Is modern life now optimised for comfort at the expense of meaning?
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00:00 - Catapult Powering the World Cup
04:00 - EOFY Sales
08:45 - Taxis + Uber Decision
18:00 - Sleep Question
23:00 - $1 Trillion vs $1 Billion
27:00 - Robyn Denholm
40:00 - CGT Changes + Impact on Startups
52:45 - VicRoads Fail
54:15 - Xero
1:04:00 - SpaceX
1:17:44.100 - Tim Wilson joins The Contrarians

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Happy Saturday! We’re back with another round of listener Q&A.
This week you asked:
🏨 Why can some aggregators undercut the original seller, while others charge customers a premium?
📈 Has the budget changed the incentives for investors taking risk on growth stocks?
🛒 With Barbeques Galore entering administration, are Aussie consumers pulling back harder than the data suggests?
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Adam and Adir go deep on SkinKandy, share the latest on the budget, look at the murder of young Brit Henry Nowak and announce which listener has won a $500 Luxury Escapes voucher.
00:00 - The Government's Fuel Solution?
13:00 - Labor's Fall in Victoria
17:42 - More Budget Fallout
40:46 - Police Racism in the UK
53:44 - SkinKandy (Deep Dive)
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