Glenn Connley

March 12, 2026

Over and out

It’s been great fun and and an even greater privilege bringing you The Point Live this past sitting fortnight. There has been…

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AI for me but not for thee

When the Albanese government announced its now-abandoned changes to Freedom of Information (FOI) last year, cabinet minister Mark Butler claimed the FOI system was…

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If you stopped watching Parliament after question time, you missed this …

To be fair, the Prime Minister has barely finished the phrase “I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper”…

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Bill could close private health insurance loopholes

A bill before Parliament – the Private Health Transparency Bill – could force private health insurers to be more transparent in how much they…

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Is LNP Senator Susan McDonald inflating gas industry jobs?

Claims that the gas industry is a huge employer are as regular as they are wrong. There was another one in the…

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ANALYSIS: PM questioned on offering more staff to Liberals to change their vote on FOI bill

Independent MP Sophie Scamps has asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about reports that he offered his Liberal–National Coalition rivals extra staff in exchange for their support for…

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Shorten proposes corporate profit tax to fund universities

University of Canberra vice-chancellor Bill Shorten is proposing a 1 per cent levy on corporate business profits to create a Sovereign Wealth…

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Question Time ends

The Prime Minister calls it. Here’s how Mike Bowers saw Question Time….

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Is the PM using staffing allocation powers as a bargaining tool? Two tough questions from Sophie Scamps. Two flat bats from the PM.

Independent Member for Mackellar, Dr Sophie Scamps: To avoid perceived conflict of interest, will the Prime Minister commit to ensuring personal staff…

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Just about time to put us out of our misery here, PM

Things are getting ratty. Speaker Milton Dick has now issued a general warning. He’s swatting away points of order like flies in…

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