Ringing in the New (Financial) Year
7/1/202646 min
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne celebrate the start of the new financial year, run through the biggest stories of FY26, the latest house price data, the war in Iran, and the week's political news, before answering questions on AI, childcare, the tax system, and much more.
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First 90 secondsAlan Kohler· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, I'm Alan Kohler, editor-at-large of Intelligent Investor and the finance presenter and columnist and podcaster for the ABC.
Stephen Mayne· Host0:18
And I'm Stephen Mayne, contributor at Intelligent Investor, founder of Crikey, and shareholder activist.
Alan Kohler· Host0:23
And we are...
Stephen Mayne· Host0:23
We are the Money Cafe.
Alan Kohler· Host0:24
Money Cafe.
Stephen Mayne· Host0:25
Taking a quick break from the World Cup.
Alan Kohler· Host0:27
Oh, yeah.
Stephen Mayne· Host0:28
And Mbappe's just scored a classic for France. Gee, they're good. They're leading Sweden one-nil.
Alan Kohler· Host0:33
Who's this? Who's this?
Stephen Mayne· Host0:34
Sweden versus France.
Alan Kohler· Host0:36
Oh, yeah.
Stephen Mayne· Host0:36
Round of 32. We're-- So we're time checking ourselves here. It's eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, and Mbappe, the best player in the world, just hit the post, and then he's produced an absolute classic. So I reckon they're gonna win it. Just sublime to watch. Les Bleus. [chuckles] You're not excited. You hope you're gonna get up at four o'clock on Saturday, at least, to watch the Australians and Egypt.
Alan Kohler· Host0:56
Uh, oh, yeah. Um, look, I get up Saturday morning at four o'clock anyway to finish the Money- You should include it in your- Finish the weekend briefing anyway ...
Stephen Mayne· Host1:03
in your Saturday wrap.
Alan Kohler· Host1:04
Yeah, that's right.
Stephen Mayne· Host1:04
You, you produce the best w-week- weekend reading, uh, in the country every week at seven o'clock. Why don't you have a little bit of a Australia or Egypt, uh, Kohler's take?
Alan Kohler· Host1:14
Yeah, I will.
Stephen Mayne· Host1:14
Kohler's hot take on that. It'll be perfect timing for you.
Alan Kohler· Host1:16
Perfect timing. Yeah, that's right. Uh, so happy new y- happy new financial year, Stephen.
Stephen Mayne· Host1:21
Yes, and y- you're nursing a hangover after last night. It's a-- it's always a big one, New Year's Eve.
Alan Kohler· Host1:25
No, well, I always, uh, whether it's the, uh, normal New Year's Eve or the financial