TikTok vs Louis Vuitton: How China’s revenge tariffs are crashing the luxury market

What do luxury handbags and kids’ colouring books have in common? They’re both caught up in the latest economic crossfire. 

TikTok creators from China are flooding the platform with videos incentivising audiences to visit their factories where luxury goods are manufactured, in an effort to sidestep Donald Trump’s tariffs. Could this signal the demise of the luxury market? 

Then we unpack the economic chaos of an election campaign full of promises, including a $1,000 no-questions-asked tax deduction. Plus, Australia’s very own Future Fund fantasies: who’s really winning, and are you one of them?

Guests:

Megan Flamer – Innovation specialist with Monash Business School 

Emilia Terzon – ABC national business reporter

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