James Thompson

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987 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 18 Aug

James Thompson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Money Café with Alan Kohler · There's No Place Like Home · 5 Aug 2026 podcast

So even if we get a deal, can we trust it? matched

Will it hold? matched

I don't think there's any chance. matched

I mean, we are in the state of – this conflict has sort of reached the steady state it's going to remain in where, you know, the US and Iran just sort of take swings at each other. matched

Their oil price gyrates between $80 and $100. matched

And the world sort of hopes that the energy sector can adjust. matched

Yeah. matched

Yeah, yeah. matched

Well, ironically, the only person who's done that is Donald Trump. matched

He said, I think it was Sunday night, I'm unhappy with how much the oil companies are making. matched

Alan, I know we've got several questions about house prices, but do you want to say anything up at the top about what's happening in the market and the, well, I don't know, the whiff of panic in the community? matched

Yeah. matched

But, I mean, this is the political problem with falling house prices, isn't it, which we've talked about before, that nobody – it's difficult for a politician to sort of say, you know, falling house prices are good. matched

Tanya Plibersek – matched

the former housing minister and now I think social services minister, she came pretty close on Monday, I think it was, when she said, you know, it's the best time in her lifetime, I think she declared, for a first home buyer to enter the market. matched

But it's… Well, that's not true. matched

Yeah, no. matched

I think it's great. matched

Yes, the sky is certainly not going to fall in. matched

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