Glenn Connley

March 5, 2026

Two nations with much in common

Mark Carney continues: It is often observed that our countries have much in common. The Westminster system, federalism, common law, the Crown….

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Canadian PM Mark Carney addressing joint sitting of Australian Parliament

He begins: The last time a Canadian Prime Minister stood here, it was a different era with different challenges. 2007 was the…

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Australia’s carbon markets risk penalising Indigenous stewardship

Carbon markets rewarding the recovery of degraded environments risk penalising long-term Indigenous stewardship, according to a coalition of experts writing in Nature…

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A “victory for Australia’s right to know”

As Bill Browne just explained, forcing the government to abandon its changes to the FOI system is a victory for the Senate…

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Labor’s failed FOI restrictions have no friends in the Senate

And just like that, half an hour later, the FOI Bill that wasted so much time has been pulled. What comes next?…

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ACF reveals text exchange which exposes gas giant Woodside’s extraordinary access to government

The Australian Conservation Foundation, now led by former Greens leader Adam Bandt, has just released this statement: A barrage of almost 200…

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Here we go again

Francesca Albanese’s scheduled appearance as part of “Constellations: Not Writers’ Week”, the grassroots replacement for Adelaide Writers’ Week, at a venue in…

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Victory for democracy as Albanese government pulls its attempt to limit Freedom of Information rights

In the Senate as we speak – the Albanese government, represented by Finance Minister Katy Gallagher, is moving to discharge (pull) its Freedom…

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Liberal shadow ministers are not equipped to develop policy, but donors and interest groups are keen to help

The Liberal review of the last election includes this remarkable comment: “The campaign also had the benefit of the vast experience of…

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Mark Carney is in the building. Rockstar reception for Canadian PM ahead of Parliamentary address

Fresh from calling out Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu on the legality of their military operation in Iran, Canadian Prime Minister Mark…

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