Glenn Connley

March 30, 2026

The cost of doing nothing. Every week Australia delays a gas export tax costs the nation $350m, according to new Gas Giveaway Tracker.

Every week the federal government delays implementing a 25% gas export tax costs the Australian public around $350 million in revenue, new…

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March 24, 2026

“Policy pitch”? Please explain

Pauline Hanson has reportedly delivered a pro-coal, pro-nuclear “policy pitch”. That’s a big call. The “policies” section of the One Nation website…

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Time to organise a Telethon for the Gas Companies?

Readers will no doubt have heard that Donald Trump has decided the Iran War might be over soon because the USA is…

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The cause of the increase in inflation is profits not wages

We have just published new analysis of the latest GDP figures which shows just how wrong the RBA has been on what caused inflation…

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Here’s the last press gallery “family photo” …

This year’s family photo has just been taken in the House of Reps chamber. Here’s the last photo, taken in the Senate…

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International Energy Agency changes tone on “butterfly” investors

A lot was made about a comment from the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Dr Fatih Birol, following his National…

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March 12, 2026

Over and out

It’s been great fun and and an even greater privilege bringing you The Point Live this past sitting fortnight. There has been…

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AI for me but not for thee

When the Albanese government announced its now-abandoned changes to Freedom of Information (FOI) last year, cabinet minister Mark Butler claimed the FOI system was…

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If you stopped watching Parliament after question time, you missed this …

To be fair, the Prime Minister has barely finished the phrase “I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper”…

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Bill could close private health insurance loopholes

A bill before Parliament – the Private Health Transparency Bill – could force private health insurers to be more transparent in how much they…

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