Glenn Connley

March 5, 2026

Paterson and Chalmers have “a moment” in the press gallery corridor

There was an awkward moment in the press gallery this morning, as Senior Liberal and Labor figures bumped into each other in…

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DFAT crisis response teams headed to Middle East

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she’s dispatching six consular crisis support teams to the Middle East to help stranded Australians get out…

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Opposition would support military repatriation flights out of Middle East

Shadow Defence Minister James Paterson says the opposition would support the use of military planes to get Australians out of the war…

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Inquiry to explore racism faced by First Nations people

First Nations people are set to be heard in a parliamentary inquiry aimed at ending racism, hate and violence within the community….

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Good morning

TV news services are showing, on repeat, images of a US torpedo striking and sinking an Iranian warship in the Indian ocean,…

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March 4, 2026

And we’re out

We are closing for the day. Thanks for being part of today’s blog. After days of grey skies and wet weather, Canberra…

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Question time ends

Once again it looks like the opposition leader’s team picked a theme for Question Time and, by hook or by crook, MPs…

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“The buck stops with him”

For much of the previous Parliament the coalition had a habit of tagging many of its questions with a cheesy tag line….

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Slow going on artificial intelligence

Independent Member for Wentworth, Allegra Spender: AI has already had a significant impact on the country and is rapidly evolving. My community…

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