Glenn Connley

March 4, 2026

A call to bring forward action on supermarket price gouging

Rebekha Sharkie, Independent Member for Mayo: In Coles, Pink Lady Apples are $8.90 a kilo. No surprise, Woolworths advertise the same apples…

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Today’s National Accounts tell the truth about what’s driving inflation. The coalition doesn’t.

The opposition likes to argue that government spending is driving up inflation. Today’s GDP figures however show that national government spending is…

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Going once, going twice …

Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson has just been slapped down two questions in row for misunderstanding how petrol excise works and for failing…

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How the government can help Australians dodge the Iran war price hikes

The war in the middle east has sent gas prices soaring – by almost 40% on the European futures market yesterday alone. How will…

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Business leaders don’t understand social insurance

There’s been a continuing campaign to cut social spending, a lot of which has popped up in the business press, such as…

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Why has the government failed to act on jobs for mates?

Great question from Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent MP for Mackellar: The review of public sector board appointments found the current appointments process…

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Australia has 3 billion litres of deisel and 1.5 billion litres of petrol stockpiled

Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen gets a Dixer on fuel security: The very concerning events in the Middle East…

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A question of living standards amid falling real wages

Tim Wilson just got a question, which is nice. He asked about living standards and noted, quite correctly that real wages are…

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Question time begins

And we begin with cost of living, continuing the theme from Angus Taylor‘s impromptu visit to a supermarket today. Prime Minister Anthony…

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Vale Dennis Cometti

On the eve of a new AFL season, it’s a sad day for footy … and a sad day for Australian sport….

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