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The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

Written by: Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman
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Get the fearless truth about start-ups and corporate Australia from guys that give you the hard facts, not the company line. Hear Luxury Escapes co-founder Adam Schwab and Catapult Sports Exec Chairman Adir Shiffman provide the inside word on the biggest stories in business with a contrarian take from the guys who sit on both sides of the table. New episodes dropping weekly.2026 Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman Economics
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  • New Contrarians CEO, Boomer's Budget, GYG Comes Home, EY Parental Leave Rort
    May 25 2026

    Adam and Adir welcome The Contrarian’s new CEO, discuss the federal budget and get clear on who loves it (and why), catch up on Guzman y Gomez and why leaving the US is the right call, and talk through the EY parental rort and what good parental leave should look like.

    Join us on Substack for articles, news and more: https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/

    00:00 - Will Hayward joins The Contrarians
    21:40 - Brian Cox's Business
    30:00 - LE Live
    38:00 - Lime Bikes
    42:22 - More Budget News
    1:14:00 - Guzman y Gomez
    1:28:26 - EY's Parental Leave Updates

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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Ask Us Anything: Should Australians consider leaving for Singapore or Dubai? + How should renters think about the latest budget?
    May 22 2026

    Happy Saturday! We’re back with another batch of listener questions.

    This week you asked:

    🌏 With Adam and Adir increasingly frustrated about life in Australia, have they ever seriously considered leaving for somewhere like Singapore or the UAE?

    🏠 As a late-30s renter in Sydney with a young family, how should the recent budget shape thinking about the future?

    💰 With CGT changes increasing the rate of capital gains tax on Australian residents, why are non-residents still exempt from CGT on certain assets?

    Got something you want Adam and Adir to tackle next? Drop it in the comments!

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    27 mins
  • Budget Destroys Gen Z Hope, Xero Calamity Continues, Atlassian Rebounds, Lime to IPO and Temple & Webster Crunched
    May 18 2026

    The guys discuss Australia's Federal Budget Horror Show and why young people are the hardest hit, Xero's highly paid CEO fails again as share price slumps, Atlassian rebounds (a little), Temple & Webster downgraded and Lime Bike prepares to IPO

    00:00 - Budget Chat
    48:39 - Temple & Webster
    54:40 - Xero CEO
    1:00:02 - Atlassian
    1:03:40 - Deep Dive: Lime Bikes

    Thanks for listening!

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    1 hr and 40 mins
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