The SDA Housing Podcast is a leading voice in the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) sector, delivering in-depth discussions, expert insights, and the latest updates related to housing solutions for people with disabilities. Through interviews with industry leaders, advocates, and lived-experience voices, we explore policy developments, innovative best practices, and real-world stories shaping the future of disability housing. Listeners will gain valuable knowledge on emerging trends, ...
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Pulse of Property is your go-to real estate podcast for real talk, real strategies, and real success in the Australian property market. Hosted by Jatinder Singh Aashat, a real estate agent with 10+ years of experience, this show is made for anyone who wants to understand how real estate really works—whether you’re a first home buyer, property investor, or new agent starting out. Each episode brings you: Easy-to-follow investment tips The latest property news in Australia Sales strategies tha ...
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Is Net Zero Achievable—or Just a Slogan? Highlights from episodes with Matt Canavan, Nicki Hutley, Tony Wood & John Humphreys - ep298
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51:04What does net zero really mean, and what will it take to get there? In this episode, highlights from past guests reveal the full spectrum of views—from urgent calls for climate action to scepticism about costs and feasibility. With perspectives on extreme weather, carbon pricing, nuclear energy, coal, and productivity trade-offs, this episode cuts …
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EPISODE 324 - Victorian Govt NDIS Group Homes
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22:35In this episode, Debbie welcomes back Kevin Chen from Paramount Disability Homes for a conversation about the status of the Victorian Government NDIS Housing Crisis. This major crisis is unfolding in Victoria as state government subsidies for group home support workers which have already ended at the end of 2023, have leases for these properties se…
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Debt, Inflation & Unrest: Western Warnings - ep297
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47:26Gene Tunny and John Humphreys unpack the economic troubles brewing in the UK, France, and the US—rising debt, social unrest, inflation, and faltering productivity. They explore why bond markets are sounding alarms, why governments are struggling to respond, and what this all means for Australia. The episode draws urgent lessons from these fiscal fa…
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EPISODE 323 - Common FAQs for an SDA Provider
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32:41This episode has Minh sitting down once again with Kevin Chen from Paramount Disability Homes. This discussion focuses on the most frequently asked questions from investors regarding Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) - particularly about properties, management, and participant needs. The conversation covers topics such as responsibility for…
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Don’t Fight the Market: A Price Mechanism Masterclass - ep296
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42:05Show host Gene Tunny breaks down why price controls are one of the most consistently failed economic policies. Using vivid historical examples from the 1970s US, the Soviet Union’s command economy, and Venezuela’s toilet paper crisis, he illustrates how interfering with the price mechanism leads to shortages, inefficiency, and unintended consequenc…
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EPISODE 322 - The SIL Landscape: Opinions of a Support Coordinator
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34:10SIL Landscape: Challenges and Issues A significant challenge for SIL providers is the increasing difficulty in matching participants to vacancies for sustainable, long-term placements. Many providers lack the resources or contacts with other SIL providers or support coordinators to effectively find suitable participants for their vacancies. Provide…
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EPISODE 321 - A Housing Hub Data Snapshot
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28:10In this episode, Debbie sits down with Denise & Lenore from our Data and Research team to review the recently released Housing Hub Accessible Housing and Support Data Snapshot June 2025. They take a look at the Housing Hub figures and what the tell us about what housing seekers are actually looking for, versus what properties are available through …
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Beyond the Roundtable: Real Solutions for Australia’s Productivity Plunge - ep295
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53:07In this candid discussion, show host Gene Tunny joins a panel to expose the shortcomings of the Australian Government’s August 2025 economic reform summit. Topics include the high cost of energy, tax policy, the ballooning NDIS and big government generally, AI regulation, and Senator Matt Canavan’s rival roundtable, which Gene attended. This episod…
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AI’s Economic Disruption: Infinite Intelligence at our Fingertips? w/ Prof. Chris Berg & John Humphreys - ep294
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46:18Professor Chris Berg from RMIT University discusses the transformative potential of AI, likening it to the next industrial revolution. He argues that AI, particularly tools like ChatGPT, can boost white-collar productivity by up to 40%. Governments should cautiously avoid AI regulation to maximise these gains. Berg emphasises AI's bottom-up adoptio…
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EPISODE 320 - National SIL Summit: Tania Gomez
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20:31In this episode, Debbie catches up again with Tania Gomez to talk about the recent SIL Summits around Australia in 2025 + the upcoming National SIL Summit on the Gold Coast next month in late September. This event will take place on the Gold Coast at the Mantra Legends, Surfers Paradise, GC. While the primary summit days are 25 & 26 September, (lot…
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Mortgage Pre-Approval Explained | Pulse of Property Ep. 6
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6:40Navigating the home-buying process can feel overwhelming, especially for first-time buyers. One of the most important — and often misunderstood — steps is mortgage pre-approval. In this episode of Pulse of Property, we dive deep into what pre-approval is, how it works, and why it’s crucial before you start house hunting. “Your dream home is closer …
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EPISODE 319 - The Gaps in Disability Housing: Kirstie Shaw
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30:54This episode has Minh chatting to Kirstie Shaw from Melbourne. Kirstie chats about the gaps in disability housing, from someone who is on the ground in Melbourne, and this episode gives our listeners a better awareness on this subject. Independent Living Options (ILO) Model The ILO model (aka ILA) is intended to be a flexible model where a person c…
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In this episode, Debbie dives into the oversupply of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Mackay, Queensland. Initial data hinted at an imbalance, but deeper analysis reveals a 132% oversupply, with over 100 excess places. The episode serves as a critical warning for investors and providers eyeing projects in the area. Key Insights: Geograp…
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How to Buy Property Online | Virtual Inspections & Digital Real Estate
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4:11🚨 The future of property buying is already here are you ready? 🚨 In Episode 5 of Pulse of Property, we reveal how buyers are snapping up homes and investments entirely online, from anywhere in the world. ✅ Discover the power of virtual inspections ✅ Learn how AI & AR are shaping real estate ✅ Find out why digital buying is skyrocketing in 2025 📺 WA…
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Cash Flow Tax, Gas Bans & Big Government w/ John Humphreys - ep293
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55:04Show host Gene Tunny and Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance Chief Economist John Humphreys tackle hot topics in Australian economic policy: the case for a cash flow company tax, the politics and maths of a gas ban, why stamp duty drags the economy, the growing size of government and the cost of living crisis. Please email Gene your thoughts on this epi…
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Renting Smarter in Australia: What Tenants & Landlords Must Know | Ep. 04
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4:16In Episode 04 of Pulse of Property, we dive deep into Australia’s ever-evolving rental market exploring how both tenants and landlords can rent smarter, avoid costly mistakes, and build better rental relationships. 🎯 Whether you're renting your first place or managing a portfolio of properties, this episode covers: How to protect your rights and in…
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Investing in Real Estate This Year? Here’s Where, How Much & What Works.
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6:46Thinking of investing in real estate in 2025? This episode breaks down exactly where to buy, how much you need, and the winning strategies that smart investors are using right now across Australia. From booming suburbs like Truganina, Tarneit, and Werribee, to hidden gems you might be overlooking, we cover the latest trends, price movements, and ke…
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EPISODE 317 - Key SDA Data Insights (by Barwon)
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29:10In this episode, Minh and Debbie analyse Barwon Investments' May SDA data report, drawn from the latest NDIS quarterly report (as of 31 March 2025). Moving beyond stats, they examine key trends reshaping the SDA market's current landscape. Risk of Unsuitable SDA Properties Requiring Divestment: A portion of newly developed SDA properties may become…
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Episode 2: Where should we invest? Why should we invest?
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5:51If you’ve been asking these questions this episode is your answer. Whether you’re a first-time buyer or planning your next move, we’re breaking down. Where smart investors are heading Why real estate remains the #1 long-term asset Costly mistakes to avoid Simple tips to start strong in 2025 This isn’t just talk it’s real advice, real strategy, and …
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EPISODE 316 - THE RIGHT FIT AUSTRALIA: Jessica Dale
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32:13The Right Fit Australia, recently launched by Jessica Dale, is a unique bridging housing brokerage service for NDIS participants. It finds participants first and then matches them with suitable properties and providers, effectively reverse-engineering support coordination. Background Jessica is a Melbourne-based Support Coordinator with expertise i…
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Raleigh’s Rise: America’s #1 Best-Performing City w/ Kyle Touchstone, Raleigh Economic Development
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56:12Kyle Touchstone, Director of Raleigh Economic Development, shares with us how Raleigh became the top-ranked large city in the US, according to the Milken Institute. Kyle and show host Gene Tunny discuss the city's success in biotech, AI, quantum computing, and advanced manufacturing—all underpinned by the world-class universities and innovation eco…
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EPISODE 315 - Appendix H: More Than Just Family.
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25:05In this episode, Minh and Debbie explore Appendix H—a pricing rule allowing SDA participants to live with non-eligible individuals (family, partners, or even SIL participants, with approval).! What Is Appendix H? Appendix H is a pricing provision within the SDA pricing arrangements that addresses how SDA funding is calculated when a participant liv…
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EPISODE 314 - NDIS Pricing Arrangements & Price Limits: Tania Gomez
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28:01In this episode, we welcome back Tania from Tania Gomez Consulting. Tania chats with Debbie about the recent NDIS Pricing Arrangements & Price Limits (applicable as of 1st July 2025) and why there is so much concern within the NDIS community over financial viability and quality of service provision following a lack of insufficient pricing increases…
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Episode 1: Welcome to the World of Real Estate
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7:28Podcast Series: Pulse and Property Episode 1: "Welcome to the World of Real Estate" Podcast Subject: Real estate industry overview – roles, opportunities, and why it's a career worth considering. Greenfields Real Estate Truganina Jatinder +61430111033 🎧 Loved this episode? Tap follow so you never miss what’s next. 💬 Got a question or a topic you wa…
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EPISODE 313 - HOPE & CARE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Naeem Patel
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49:13In this insightful episode of The SDA Housing Podcast, Debbie goes and visits a local Brisbane SIL Provider. She sits down with Naeem Patel, Director of Hope & Care Community, to explore the critical relationship between Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA). Naeem shares his journey into the NDIS space an…
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Interest Rates, Australia’s 3 Biggest Challenges, Global Fertility Crash, & the Tobin Tax Debate w/ John Humphreys, Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance
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57:25Show host Gene Tunny and colleague John Humphreys dissect Australia’s latest controversial Reserve Bank interest rate decision, debating inflation targeting and central bank independence. They challenge conventional economic thinking, particularly around the NAIRU—the Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment (NAIRU). The episode also tackles…
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EPISODE 312 - The SDA Landscape: Opinions of an SDA Assessor
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29:39In this episode, Minh and Debbie review and discuss an email response from Bruce Bromley of Equal Access Group and SDA Consulting. The email letter addresses a question posed in a previous episode regarding his perspective on the current 2025 state of the play across Specialist Disability Accommodation. Bruce's expertise and leadership have made hi…
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EPISODE 311 - Conflicts of Interest: An Open Letter to Ministers
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39:02In this episode, Minh & Debbie discuss an open letter from Katalin Jakus (Hand in Hand Support Coordination) to Ministers, outlining critical NDIS concerns: Unethical Referral Fee Practices Some NDIS providers pay referral fees to hospitals, government staff, and Support Coordinators. This practice, originating before the NDIS legislation, is descr…
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Listener Mailbag: Starve the Beast, Property Tax, and NDIS & Productivity Debates
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51:20Show host Gene Tunny delves into listener feedback on recent episodes regarding the feasibility of tax cuts preceding spending cuts ("starve the beast"), a capital gains tax on property, and the practicality of Georgist land taxes. He explores the complexities behind Australia's productivity challenges and regulatory capture issues raised by listen…
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In this 4th instalment of our popular 'Ask Us Anything' series, we dive deep into an email from Andy, a builder from Adelaide who is a regular podcast listener, and has SDA build ideas for his son. We answer his questions and explore his theories. His questions sparked a discussion about the realities of SDA development, from financial consideratio…
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EPISODE 309 - SDA Design Assessments - Tanisha Simunic
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34:30In this episode, Minh chats with Tanisha Simunic, an SDA Assessor, accredited Access Consultant and OT, about her work, background and her view of the SDA world. Tanisha’s Professional Background and Role Tanisha is an accredited access consultant, registered occupational therapist, and SDA assessor with nearly a decade of experience in the SDA sec…
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Chaos is Costly: Navigating Economic Uncertainty w/ Rebecca Homkes, Duke Corporate Education
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54:35Rebecca Homkes of Duke Corporate Education and London Business School joins the show to discuss how economic and trade policy chaos is hindering strategic decision-making in global firms. Rebecca shares how to spot the CEOs who are genuinely thinking ahead—those who anchor their choices in beliefs and prepare to adapt as conditions change. We also …
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EPISODE 308 - NDIS Lending: Goodbye Postcode Restrictions
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28:14Goodbye Postcode Restrictions ... & Hello Distance Restrictions! Big changes (again) are reshaping NDIS lending landscape, and in this episode, Debbie sits down with Paul Grant from Axis Lending to unpack the latest finance requirements for NDIS property investing, from their perspective as a Mortgage Manager. This episode only relates to Origin, t…
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EPISODE 307 - THE FIRE KNIGHT: Bill Kavvadas
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34:55In this episode, Minh chats with Bill Kavvadas, Founder of The Fire Knight. Overview of the Fire Knight The product is an advanced, self-sustaining fire suppression system designed to proactively counter fires by detecting true flames and threats early Intended for residential use—including group homes and disability accommodations—offering an esse…
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EPISODE 306 - Doing a “Top 30 Australia SDA Hotspots" Report
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12:42Join Debbie and Denise from NDIS Property Australia’s feasibility team as they explain their groundbreaking nationwide research reports process in identifying the most promising suburbs for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) development. This project was a custom engagement from a NSW developer seeking a top 30 SDA locations report around Au…
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EPISODE 305 - NDIS Commission meetings with SDA Providers
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25:47Recently the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission have been going around to meet with several large SDA Providers. Paramount Disability Homes was one such Provider who welcomed the NDIS Commisson to give industry feedback. In this episode, Minh talks to Kevin Chen from Paramount about their recent meeting with the NDIS Commission. Representatives f…
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Australia’s Productivity Problem: Can It Be Fixed? w/ John Humphreys, Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance
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59:39Gene Tunny and John Humphreys dissect the causes behind Australia's productivity slump, analysing recent GDP data, labour market policies, and regulatory constraints. They debate whether tax cuts should precede spending cuts and question the effectiveness of central planning and government intervention (i.e. ‘picking winners’) in driving innovation…
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EPISODE 304 - HAND IN HAND SUPPORT COORDINATION: Katalin Jakus
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35:25This episode is all about Hand in Hand Support Coordination. Minh talks to Katalin Jakus, who runs a business that distinguishes itself from other Support Coordination brands through several unique features and approaches: 1. Person-Centred, Holistic Approach Hand in Hand employs a deeply person-centred and holistic model of support coordination. T…
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What if Fort Knox Gold is Impure or Missing?
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55:23Gene Tunny and Darren Brady Nelson delve into the gold reserves at Fort Knox, exploring whether the gold is as pure as expected and what the implications might be for the U.S. dollar if it's not. They cover the history of gold confiscation, central bank policies, and the enduring allure of gold in uncertain economic times. This episode was inspired…
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EPISODE 303 - SDA Unlocked: Newcastle & Wollongong
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17:38In this episode, Debbie provides a detailed analysis of the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) supply and demand dynamics in two key NSW regions: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie and the Illawarra (Wollongong) area. She examines current property enrolments across both the broader SA4 regions and the more localised SA3 sub-regions, revealing a crit…
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EPISODE 302 - THE AUSTRALIAN - Cocoon SDA Care
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43:42This is a special episode featuring several news articles from The Australian. These articles were randomly selected from 19 stories published over past 10 weeks, covering the Cocoon allegations that have unfolded publicly. The audio files merged in this episode are the exact word-for-word content of these five articles, extracted from the website'…
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This episode was recorded on 19.05.25, & since then, more articles have been published by various newspapers, leading to the permanent banning of Cocoon’s parent company Horizon SolSolutions, aswell as its ‘nominated’ Director, by the Commission. There will be a follow up of this episode to discuss the fallout across the NDIS from this scandal whic…
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EPISODE 300 - Celebrating 3 Years + 300 Episodes + 75,000 Downloads
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39:34In this special 300th episode of the SDA Housing Podcast, we have Ian, Minh & Debbie reflecting on the journey travelled — sharing insights about our show, and the process of educating the SDA and NDIS market, to shaping conversations around Specialist Disability Accommodation. We revisit standout episodes, memorable guest speakers, and important p…
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The Global Economic Chessboard: Trump, Trade, and Transformation w/ Emmanuel Daniel
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42:53Emmanuel Daniel, founder of the Asian Banker, explains how global economic dynamics are shifting. The discussion covers the decline of multilateral trade arrangements, the strategic blunders in U.S. tariff policy, why a BRICS currency won’t replace the US dollar as the global reserve currency, and the rise of domestic fintech infrastructures that c…
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EPISODE 299 - SDA Pipeline Data (March 25)
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24:18In this episode, Minh and Debbie dive into the recent quarterly SDA data released by the NDIS on May 16th. They unpack the surprising surge in Pipeline SDA numbers and explain why this jump doesn’t necessarily reflect new development activity over the past three months - but rather stems from projects dating back to mid-to-late 2024. They explore w…
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Beyond Stocks and Bonds: Exploring Alternative Assets, e.g. private credit, VC, farmland, infrastructure w/ Kim Flynn, XA Investments
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56:10Kim Flynn, President of XA Investments, discusses her 25-year career in asset management, focusing on alternative investments. She highlights the challenges faced during the 2008 financial crisis at Nuveen Investments, where she refinanced $15 billion in frozen auction rate securities. Flynn explains the structure and benefits of closed-end funds, …
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The next episode of our sub series ‘Ask Us Anything' which was once managed by Matt, introduces Sim from our office, joining Minh & Debbie to address some of the most recent inquiries submitted to our team. We regularly field a wide range of questions from prospective investors and developers, many of which offer valuable insights that we believe w…
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Exploring the Future of Personalized AI w/ Lotic CEO Bill Welser
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58:06Gene Tunny interviews William ‘Bill’ Welser IV, the visionary behind Lotic, an AI startup designed to transform personal data into actionable insights while protecting user privacy. Bill discusses how Lotic’s AI-powered digital companion is designed to help users make better decisions, improve mental health, and understand their behavior patterns. …
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EPISODE 297 - SDA Unlisted Property Trusts, Syndicates, & Managed Funds.
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29:55This episode is about the new frontier of SDA - managed funds, and “fund of funds” (FoF) and property syndicates and unlisted property trusts. Why? Because we recently saw on Facebook, a well known SDA property spruiker’s new online marketing to lure investors into their new SDA unlisted property trust. We then thought about it and realised, that e…
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Smarter Density: A Blueprint for Better Cities w/ top US architect Kevin Kennon
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55:45Kevin Kennon, an award-winning architect, discusses the future of cities, housing affordability, and the role of architecture in urban life. He emphasizes the importance of smarter density, mixed-use developments, and integrating residential, commercial, and community spaces. Kennon highlights the impact of tariffs on housing costs and the need for…
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