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Weekend Open Forum
It's the weekend and time to let your hair down and enjoy a spirited conversation with the Confidential crew.
Confidential Daily Comment
The $2 Trillion Question
New research shows our state and federal governments are in massive debt. What do we have to show for it?
4 min read
The freedom lovers at the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) published a column recently that total State and Federal government debt is set to double to $2 trillion!
It's more than even a noted government pessimist like me expected and it should worry us all.
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Confidential Daily Comment
Telltale Signs of Failure
Australia is being let down by a government that doesn't know what to do or how to do it. The pressure of underperformance is starting to show and we are all paying the price.
Confidential Daily Comment
The Trial Where No one Wins
The verdict has been rendered on one of the most fascinating trials in recent history. While one side won the case, it's hard to find any winners from the proceedings.
Politics & Current Affairs
Floating the Nuclear Idea
Stuart Ballantyne floats the idea of floating nuclear plants as a solution to our government-imposed power crisis.
Politics & Current Affairs
Follow the Science, Eat Ze Bugs
The motive of moving from consuming meat to 'eating 'ze bugs' and slurping up soy substitutes is an assault on masculinity, masquerading as planet-saving science.