Wry & Dry #2-27

It was a week of brain fades: Uncle Albo, Liberal Sarah Henderson and Reform Nigel Farage head the list. Emperor Eleven lobbed a missile far into the sun-drenched and hitherto tranquil waters of Pacific. Nato’s family photo told a bigger story. If the plane went down with the Prince of Wales and his children, Prince Harry would be next in line for the top gig – now there’s a worry. Canada abandons net zero.
Taxation Without Alignment: The Fiscal Imbalance Reshaping Australia

This week’s Investment Matters is deliberately contemplative
At first glance, FY26 looks like a perfectly acceptable year for Australian equities.
The ASX 300 delivered a total return of 6.1% including dividends. Our clients did slightly better than this. But as so often happens in markets, the headline number tells only a small part of the story.