James Thompson

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6,026 appearances 19 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 4d ago

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

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 19 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 5.

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Chanticleer · Why your pay's going backwards, dividends surprise & bond market blues explained · 21 Aug 2026 podcast

But Anthony, how much relief does that give the RBA really? voice-verified

I mean, it still feels like the labor market's pretty tight, isn't it? voice-verified

straight voice-verified

So we should be working for big gym charmers, is that what you're saying? voice-verified

Pay drivers. voice-verified

That's what we need to do. voice-verified

Okay. voice-verified

And do you think that the RBA takes a lot of relief from this? voice-verified

I mean, it probably means that they don't have to do anything 'til they see a bit more data on inflation, right? voice-verified

At the very least. voice-verified

Yeah, all right. voice-verified

Well we'll just have to get into the public service, I think, Anthony. voice-verified

That's the solution. voice-verified

But I wanted to ask you about a fascinating piece you wrote on the chief executive of Medibank having a spray at the insurance aggregators. voice-verified

That's the companies that we see advertised a lot on the telly. voice-verified

It's the ISEX of the world or the compare the markets of the world with that fantastic meerkat that they've got. voice-verified

Now, the CEO of Medibank reckons that these guys are pushing up costs in the health. voice-verified

sector. voice-verified

And what really struck me here is that we've all been trained to shop around basically every year for health insurance to get a better deal. voice-verified

So is Medibank saying this is a bad thing? voice-verified

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