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Oct. 13, 2026
Ahead of the Track
We recorded this on the day Firmus pulled its float. We still think it’s relevant, and maybe even a little prescient. Stephen and Lauren talk about the A$44 billion AI company most Australians had never heard of, and about rules being written after the projects were already approved. Then they look at what Melbourne’s 1880s railway boom tells us about who carries the cost when the money runs ahead of the economy. They cover diesel generators and trucked-in water at Bell Bay, Canberra’s “Getting...