Glenn Connley

November 5, 2025

Sit down, pal!

It’s all gone to pot just two questions in … Shadow Treasurer Ted O’Brien has been warned after putting a question to…

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Question Time begins

Embattled Opposition Leader Sussan Ley starts QT with a question for the PM about the number of Australians experiencing food insecurity. Sussan…

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Cancel culture in universities, again?

In a recent meeting reported in The Australian, the ANU’s Vice-Chancellor Rebekah Brown said students were finding it “really hard to challenge ideas…

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Mamdani wins

The New York Times is reporting that with 85% of votes counted, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani has won the New York Mayoral Election,…

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The charitable sector makes its presence known at Parliament House

I’ve just returned from the Stronger Charities Alliance barbeque at Parliament House. The Stronger Charities Alliance was founded as Hands Off Our Charities back when the Morrison Government…

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Too much opportunity for ministerial meddling in proposed environmental laws – Steggall

Teal Independent Zali Steggall says the federal government has failed to strike the right balance between protecting nature and business certainty in…

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Public Health Association welcomes ACDC legislation

The Public Health Association of Australia has expressed its delight at today’s passing of legislation to create an Australian Centre for Disease…

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Embattled SA Libs pledge stamp duty phase out

With South Australians heading to the polls next March, it’s widely anticipated the nation’s most popular Premier, Peter Malinauskas, will increase his…

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November 3, 2025

And we are out …

The person I feel for most of all as we wrap up the day is the speaker of the New Zealand parliament,…

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Fact Check: Will net zero cost $9 trillion?

So, will net zero really cost $9 trillion to Australia? In a word: no. The figure, now commonly cited by right-wing outlets like the…

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