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

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Yeah, I mean, that's a fair enough way to look at it. matched

We don't get many correspondence writing in saying that the tax take is suitable. matched

So, yeah, that's always a good perspective to have. matched

Percy says, after One Nation's recent rise in the polls, I recreated a Facebook account having deleted it in 2020. matched

quietly observe some of the more polarised Australian communities, sovereign citizens, climate sceptics, Make Australia Great Again and similar groups, to better understand what's driving their political views. matched

The predictable opinions weren't what surprised me. matched

What did surprise me was the sheer prevalence of conspiratorial thinking, particularly around the recent AusAlert emergency test. matched

made me wonder whether we're facing not just a growing polarisation due to inequality, as James has argued, but also a growing crisis of democratic legitimacy. matched

Distrust of politicians has always been part of Australian culture, but it increasingly feels deeper than cynicism. matched

Segment of the population seems to believe that the political system itself is no longer responsive or representative. matched

If you could redesign Australia's democratic institutions, what constitutional or structural reforms would you prioritize to restore public trust? matched

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And that's been worsened in recent years by inflation, which makes everything sort of, you know, makes daily life harder. matched

So you've got that challenge on top of the housing challenge. matched

Is there a redesign of democratic institutions or the constitution that could help that? matched

Or is that more of a, that's more of a plea for structural reform, isn't it, Alan? matched

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Well, one – I don't have a solution to this, but I was struck by a conversation recently with some business people who said – matched

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