James Thomson

They were common in Australia until the 1970s.

And I think as we see the economy shift and change in the next 30 to 40 years, I think at some stage they'll be back on the table.

But you're right, Anthony, they are very politically unpalatable and it will be a brave government that touches them.

Anthony, we should say thanks to all our correspondents for writing in.

We had some great questions and we just wanted to summarise a few, bring a few together, because as we say, the budget remains red hot out there and we'll keep following the fallout as we go on.

But for now, we'll come back after the break and look forward to a very big Wednesday.

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Now, Anthony, there's lots going on next week, but I just want to focus on one day, Wednesday.

I'm going to be in Perth for the AFR's annual mining summit and

which is always great fun and comes at a really interesting time for the iron ore and critical minerals sector.

So I'm really looking forward to that.

Wednesday, in the middle of the day, we get the monthly inflation data, which is going to be crucial for...

the RBA sinking, isn't it?

Absolutely, James.

This is the hottest star release of the week for sure.

And then because of such a big day, we'll all need a drink.

So we'll tune into the investor day of Endeavor Group, which is, of course, the owner of Dan Murphy's and the owner of hundreds of pubs around the country.