Glenn Connley

June 22, 2026

So who was the highest taxing government?

Answer: John Howard and Peter Costello I guess the Libs now want to do average across the entire period of the government…

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Kevin Hogan pops it on a tee for the Prime Minister

Kevin Hogan gives the PM a free hit: Prime Minister, can you confirm that even after the budget back flip over your…

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Treasurer unloads on One Nation

In answering a Dixer on tax cuts and the fuel excise extension, Treasurer Jim Chalmers unloads on One Nation. We’re delivering tax…

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Angus goes again with his weird CGT angle … this time to the Treasurer

Angus Taylor has opened by asking two weird questions – to the PM and Treasurer – about whether Australia would have the…

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Will there be a Senate Inquiry into the Personal Staffing of Parliamentarians?

There’s another interesting motion to be voted on later in the Senate, from Senator David Pocock. Perhaps emboldened by his recent win on…

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Question time begins

Angus Taylor kicks off with a question about the the government’s CGT changes. Angus Taylor, Opposition Leader: Can the Prime Minister name…

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June 3, 2026

Productivity down … but be careful what you wish for

Today’s national accounts publication shows productivity declined in the March quarter with market sector productivity down 0.7% in that quarter. Commentators, including…

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In a spectacular policy fail, smoking rates are soaring due to illegal tobacco

The Bureau of Statistics today released data on the consumption of tobacco and it makes for pretty brutal reading. The ABS has…

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Question Time ends, with a gag at Michel McCormack’s expense

The PM calls it, with a reference to Michael McCormack‘s Origin night clash with drunks outside a Canberra club last week. The…

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Cleaning up mining companies’ mess

Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie: Minister, in a 2023 CSIRO report, you noted that 240 mines will close by 2040 at…

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