Glenn Connley

May 13, 2026

Is that a question or a sandwich?

Sky Political Editor Andrew Clennell tries talking like a cool kid, but the Treasurer’s not copping it. Clennell: This budget has a…

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Liberal senator exhorts party to stay true to its values

Liberal Senator Andrew McLachlan has reflected on his party’s crushing by-election defeat in Farrer on the weekend, in a thoughtful piece in The Guardian….

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Don’t make stupid promises and you won’t have to break them

There is a lot of talk about broken promises. To be clear the government went to the last election saying it wouldn’t…

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Money for good ideas

Treasurer Jim Chalmers, in his Press Club address, just said there are always more worthy ideas than money to fund them. This…

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Sick Australians helping to drive the property boom

Quick reminder that the exorbitant fees you pay your private specialist (if you can get an appointment) is helping to fund a lot of…

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers is on his feet at the National Press Club

The Treasurer is giving his annual press club address from the Great Hall at Parliament House. He begins by trying to mount…

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If you take $250 from zero, you get …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was pressed on ABC radio about the WATO (which sounds like a nickname for someone whose surname is…

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Allegra Spender says it’s too soon to bank projected NDIS savings

Independent Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender has cautiously welcomed proposed cuts to the NDIS, saying the proof will be in the government’s…

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BHP and Gina vs unemployed and disabled

The mining industry’s favourite fossil fuel subsidy is growing far faster than the NDIS, Job Seeker and other major expenses in the…

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May 5, 2026

See you next week?

Michele Bullock falls back on this line: The interest rate is the tool we’ve got. It’s blunt. It does affect people in…

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