Glenn Connley

March 4, 2026

The shape of the problem

Sometimes a chart tells a thousand words. In this case: what role the Liberals’ Review of the 2025 Election thought gender played.  The words…

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Economic growth accelerates – detailed analysis from our economists soon

Australia’s economy grew at 0.8 per cent in the December quarter, the fastest rate in three years and above Reserve Bank forecasts….

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Three politicians walk into a supermarket …

They’re too busy on Mondays, having usually just rolled into town for Parliament. Tuesday mornings are flat chat with party room meetings….

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Tim Wilson accidentally exposes the problem with the way we tax oil and gas

You have to love Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson’s ability for economic pratfalls. Earlier today, as Glenn reported, he suggested that if petrol…

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Angus goes shopping

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor went shopping this morning … at one of the more exclusive supermarkets in an upmarket suburb of Canberra….

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James Packer the new Clive Palmer? His huge handout to hard right group achieved very little.

James Packer’s first political donation in a decade was revealed by the AEC last month, with the billionaire sending $150,000 to the hard-right…

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“The unemployment rate will probably have to rise” – Bullock shows how little regard she has for workers

Yesterday in her appearance at the AFR economic shindig, RBA Governor Michele Bullock addressed the issue of unemployment. It was a truly…

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Liberal review paints a picture of a divided party in disarray

The Liberal Party’s review into the 2025 federal election (by Liberal veterans Pru Goward and Nick Minchin) is thorough, running to 61 pages. It goes…

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RBA chief say interest rate issue will be “live” at next meeting. So, when is it not?

Yesterday I noted that the Governor of the RBA, Michele Bullock, had told the annual AFR economic summit that the March RBA…

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Tim Wilson doesn’t understand how petrol excise works – Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers‘ office has rushed out a media release in response to comments from Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson, claiming he’s dropped…

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