Glenn Connley

March 12, 2026

AUKUS drags Australia towards US-Israel war on Iran

The Australian government has been trying to placate Donald Trump in order to secure the AUKUS submarine deal – and now we…

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Greens propose amendment to Pauline Hanson’s gas plan, suggesting 25% gas export tax

Victorian Greens Senator, Steph Hodgins-May, has proposed an amendment to Pauline Hanson’s gas proposal: Amendment to Senator Hanson’s motion by leaveOmit paragraph…

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Leading economists throw their support behind taxing the gas industry more

In the leadup to the May budget, reporting in the AFR shows leading Australian economists, including former Deloitte partner Chris Richardson and…

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It’s photo op Thursday.

Last Thursday morning, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor took his Deputy, Jane Hume, and Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson to a fancy supermarket. This…

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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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