Michael Thompson

Transport Minister Catherine King said at this point, the 32 cent a litre excise and GST relief will expire on June 30th.

It's not looking great for an extension.

Just jumping back about 30 seconds to where you suggested that you don't believe...

The cuts to the fuel excise should be extended.

You didn't recently buy an EV, did you, by any chance, Sean?

All right.

Move along.

Move along.

Wesfarmers yesterday held an investor day.

The parent company to Bunnings and Officeworks, Kmart and Target, Priceline Pharmacies, Lithium Mines.

It's quite the shopping list, isn't it?

provided a pretty upbeat outlook.

Focusing on the company's use of AI and the growth in its addressable market, boss Rob Scott said the company's in a strong position to withstand any consumer downturn.

It's those of us who are young at heart, Sean, which is not something that you would identify with because you are old at heart.

Yeah, and you can hear the full conversation coming up after the show as fear and greed Q&A for today.

It's a really good interview.

Well worth sticking around for that one.

Sean, rental yields in the housing market are back under the microscope as the outlook for capital growth or price appreciation is dented by the budget changes.

Currently, yields are at record lows, but with house prices faltering, yields are expected to rise.

This next one's pretty cool, I reckon.