Confidential Daily Comment

A Realised Disaster

Labor's proposed tax on unrealised gains has a demonstrable track record of failure wherever it has been tried. This time won't be any different.

Impotent Potus

The cancer diagnosis of Joe Biden reeks of a cynical attempt to distract from the damning scrutiny of his administration. Just who was running the country?

$100 Billion White Elephant

Bank Overreach

There was another chilling assault on personal liberty this week. This time the Commonwealth Bank was the culprit

The Peace Dividend

If a ceasefire can be negotiated in Ukraine, the markets could rip much higher.

Strength Wins

Trump has again made his critics look foolish for underestimating his negotiation skills.

It'll Make No Difference

The Liberal leadership contest won't make any difference to the fortunes of the Party. This is just an attempt by candidates to enter the Coalition history books.

The Cash Crackdown

The creeping tendrils of state control are tightening around personal freedom, and nowhere is this more evident than in Europe’

History Always Repeats

With apologies to Split Enz, human nature means collectively we are doomed to repeat the errors of the past.

Hungary for More

Hungary's world-leading policies to encourage strong and growing families could prove a model for the rest of the West.

Political Regrets

Many of those who lost their seat in the recent election will regret what they didn't do, rather than the things they did.

The Bubble has Burst

The Canberra bubble has captured the Liberal Party and created a system that rewards mediocrity and conformism.