Glenn Connley

February 11, 2026

Does the viability of free-to-air TV depend on gambling money? 

At Senate estimates on Tuesday, it was confirmed that public servants have looked at the impact a ban on gambling ads might have on commercial TV networks. The mandarins in the…

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February 5, 2026

Labor trashing the legacy of Peta Murphy as government blocks Senate Inquiry into gambling advertising

It’s two and a half years since the Murphy Report, which suggested a number of important reforms to protect Australians – in…

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Reserve Bank adds to costs that push up inflation  

One cause of inflation is when costs go up and businesses pass them on to consumers by raising the prices they charge…

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Two years after death sentence, Dr Yang Hengjun still languishing in a Chinese prison

It is two years to the day since Australian writer Dr Yang Hengjun was given a suspended death sentence in a sham,…

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More beer talk

Fresh from Bob Katter’s hissy fit over the inadequacy of the federal government’s beer tax freeze … Queensland opposition leader Steven Miles…

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For all their bleating about government spending, the Liberals have ONE idea

This week’s carping about the impact of government spending on inflation sums up why the Liberals are losing voters – and relevance…

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New health funding deal drives ACT budget turnaround

ACT Treasurer Chris Steel will today deliver his mid-year budget review to the territory’s Legislative Assembly. He’s doing the local media rounds this…

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Wong-Wadephul joint press conference – happening now

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is holding a press conference with her German counterpart, Dr Johann Wadephul. He’s in town for talks under…

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Speak up or shut up, that is the question …

Thanks Amy. Morning everyone. There are a few ways you could look at Ed Husic’s comments on the impending visit to Australia…

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January 19, 2026

Major parties locked other voices out of the hate speech/gun control bill inquiry

A week is a long time in politics, but it is too short for a parliamentary inquiry. We only saw the Albanese…

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