Glenn Connley

March 4, 2026

Penny Wong declares “consular crisis” as Australians scramble to escape under-fire UAE

Includes reporting from AAP Foreign Minister Penny Wong has described the unfolding situation in the United Arab Emirates as a “consular crisis”,…

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Hastie calls PM’s tabling of Coalition Election Review a “boss move”

Senior Liberal Andrew Hastie has branded Prime Minister Anthony Albanese‘s tabling of the coalition’s internal review into its disastrous 2025 election result…

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“No Winston Churchill”. Trump slams allies UK and Spain

AAP Donald Trump has castigated one of the United States’ closest allies, comparing British Prime Minister ‌Keir Starmer unfavourably to Winston Churchill…

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Good morning

Top of the morning. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the Emirates came…

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March 3, 2026

Oh, one last thing to leave you with – and it’s big: the full Coalition Election Review has just dropped. Read it here.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has followed through with his threat to table the coalition’s internal report into its disastrous showing in the…

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And with that, Mr Speaker …

I’m about to put the cue in the rack and close the blog. Thanks for joining me today. A couple of things…

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The view from Mike Bowers

Here’s how Mike Bowers saw the afternoon on the hill. From Bob Katter lamenting his late horse … to another tirade from…

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RBA v IMF: Austerity versus a “fair go”

The Reserve Bank of Australia seems particularly prone towards seeing an overheated economy that needs cooling down. In her speech today the…

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Major party vote hits new low in recent polling

The 2025 election was the first where a major party received fewer votes than independents and minor parties – the Liberal-National Coalition took 32%…

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How will the Iran war impact interest rates?

As economists wonder about the economic impact of the Iran war, the Governor of the RBA, Michele Bullock, has been answering questions…

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