Glenn Connley

March 11, 2026

Question Time begins … Chalmers calls Taylor a fool

Angus Taylor, Opposition Leader: Will Prime Minister confirm that Australia’s living standards have fallen? Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister: The Leader of the Opposition appears to…

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“More Australia”, “hyper Australia” … what is Matt Canavan on about?

It was a strange first press conference from new Nationals leader Matt Canavan, full of meaningless ocker slogans and talk of more/hyper…

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Profits are driving inflation, not the war in Iran

The high inflation we saw in 2022 and 2023 was set off by Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine and supply bottlenecks caused…

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Scott Morrison cleared over Robodebt shame as NACC finds two bureaucrats engaged in corrupt conduct

A watchdog’s probe into officials involved in the Robodebt scheme found two people carried out corrupt conduct, but it cleared former Prime…

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Since when did ‘homeowners’ include landlords?

According to new reporting from the Age and Sydney Morning Herald: More home owners have been deciding to sell their properties over…

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No more “Maverick Matt” – but will “More of the same Matt” move the dial for the Nats?

Matt Canavan‘s first appearance as leader of the National Party is a reminder that while he may be an effective communicator, he…

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Unions, councils, workers call for changes to PALM scheme

A forum at Parliament House is today calling on the Commonwealth Government to reform conditions for the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme….

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Gary Banks again pushing markets and anti-social policies

Gary Banks preaches competition and free markets and, as such, he fitted well into his appointment to head the Productivity Commission from…

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Clive Palmer is running again …

Fresh from backing a 25% tax on gas exports, Clive Palmer has announced he’ll have another crack at federal politics. It’s a…

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Higher economic growth good for productivity but not much in it for workers

Almost a fortnight ago we published a paper saying the Reserve Bank of Australia was wrong to punish workers for rising inflation. Rather than…

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