Anthony Macdonald

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3,927 appearances 14 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 11 Sep

Anthony Macdonald’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Chanticleer · Ugly choice between stagflation and recession, China's EV shock spreads & Bathla mess grows · 4 Sep 2026 podcast

You'd have a builder with a big balance sheet that's arguably immune to cycles, pumping more demand into the economy at a time when price is going up, so you only feel costs higher. voice-verified

You sort of take that whole cyclicality effect out of the housing, and as sad as it is that you get something like a Bathler collapse, and I mean you voice-verified

Really got to feel for the people who've paid deposits in the pre-sales and are now staring at half-built places and wondering who's going to finish it. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

But if you have an insensitive owner like the government pumping more stimulus into the housing sector at a time when you actually need a shake out, it's not going to work for anyone. voice-verified

And we saw that in the inflation numbers this week. voice-verified

So I mean I really struggle to see how a government bailout of Bathler is the right solution. voice-verified

I really think you've got to leave. voice-verified

It up to the market here. voice-verified

But I mean in saying that, I think, like I said, Tom ago, I think that's only barely permissible. voice-verified

You're still propping up a non competitive industry at the end of the day with a sweetheart deal on energy. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

I think it'd be really interesting to see if Tomago failed and you took that energy they're buying out of the market and maybe prices come down, what could actually spring out of that? voice-verified

Yes. voice-verified

You know, does that spark some other industry that could be more competitive on an international basis? voice-verified

But voice-verified

What do you think? voice-verified

I just say the government stumped up a big loan, right, to help bath uh all the projects get completed. voice-verified

We'd have our own little version of the big build going on here in New South Wales. voice-verified

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