Glenn Connley

March 12, 2026

Pauline Hanson has just delivered a furious spray in the Senate on her gas plan

Pauline Hanson is trying to force the Senate to debate her Private Senator’s Bill to introduce a levy on gas production and…

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Interesting reporting around Dennis Richardson’s departure from Antisemitism Royal Commission

I’ve now listened to two radio interviews with former ASIO chief Dennis Richardson about his decision to leave his role with the…

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The Guardian: Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds

The Guardian has an excellent story about the new fossil fuel subsidy data: Read the full story here….

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Senate vote on Pocock’s gas inquiry looms

Independent ACT Senator David Pocock’s push for a parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s broken gas tax system hit a brief snag when the vote to establish…

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Ministers welcome oil release, insist tankers are still arriving in Australia

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Resources Minister Madeleine King are both doing the rounds this morning, welcoming the International Energy Agency’s (of which…

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Record 400 million barrel oil release to ease global prices, as ships struck in the Strait of Hormuz

The International Energy Agency has agreed to release 400 million barrels of ‌oil, the largest such move in its history, to try…

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Australian fossil fuel subsidies growing faster than NDIS, hitting $16.3 billion in 2025-26

And here’s what’s gone out to journalists this morning: Australian state and federal governments provided $16.3 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel…

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First things first, here’s the full fossil fuel subsidies report

If you read one thing today, make it this. This is Matt Grudnoff and Rod Campbell‘s full report on the $16.3 billion…

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Good morning

New data is out today which reveals Australian taxpayers are subsidising fossil fuel companies in Australia to the tune of $16.3 billion…

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March 11, 2026

That’s it for today …

I’ll be back tomorrow to take you through the final parliamentary sitting day for the fortnight. Thanks for being part of the…

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