Glenn Connley

September 4, 2025

Sussan Ley, kicking into the wind, picks up where she left off yesterday, asking about Daniel Andrews‘ trip to China. Anthony Albanese,…

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Question time has begun …

Last one for this sitting fortnight ……

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Bullies and bribes – the national shame of offshore detention

For so long, the major parties’ immigration policies have been a race to the bottom. It’s easy to forget that there are…

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Trainspotters unite

Federal Transport Minister Catherine King has missed a golden opportunity. Her team have just shared her speech to the Australasian Railway Association…

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You’re going to need a bigger (Parliament) House

We might have the answer to Australia’s politician problem: more of them  Yesterday, we learned that the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral…

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Time to talk about sport

I’ve been looking for an excuse to talk about sport all day and the unofficial captain of the press gallery snappers for…

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Property developers’ greed takes the “affordable” out of “affordable housing”

Social housing, affordable housing, and public housing. They all seem similar but there are important differences as some housing tenants in Melbourne…

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Setting aside the fluff for a moment …

Popular British actor Hugh Bonneville appeared on the red carpet in Leicester Square last night at the premiere of yet another Downton…

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Remember that aged care fails because we rely on the private sector for public services

Probably the biggest parliamentary story of the week has been Labor giving in to pressure from the Coalition, Greens and independents to immediately…

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Transparency Warrior Rex Patrick breaks down the government’s “assault on transparency”

There is no one in Australia who uses freedom of information law as effectively and frequently as former senator Rex Patrick. His…

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