Glenn Connley
@glennconnley.bsky.social
Senior Media Advisor at The Australia Institute
"Best qualified idiot"
Put that on your business card, Angus
Put that on your business card, Angus
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 AM
"Best qualified idiot"
Put that on your business card, Angus
Put that on your business card, Angus
Liberals Vice President Fiona Scott said, just minutes before the spill ...
"I hope this is rock bottom"
Then they elected Angus Taylor as leader.
And Jane Hume as deputy.
Two of the great success stories of the 2025 election.
"I hope this is rock bottom"
Then they elected Angus Taylor as leader.
And Jane Hume as deputy.
Two of the great success stories of the 2025 election.
February 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Liberals Vice President Fiona Scott said, just minutes before the spill ...
"I hope this is rock bottom"
Then they elected Angus Taylor as leader.
And Jane Hume as deputy.
Two of the great success stories of the 2025 election.
"I hope this is rock bottom"
Then they elected Angus Taylor as leader.
And Jane Hume as deputy.
Two of the great success stories of the 2025 election.
Senator James Paterson just said dumping Sussan Ley and making Angus Taylor leader was a case of "change or die."
He's wrong.
It's both.
He's wrong.
It's both.
February 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Senator James Paterson just said dumping Sussan Ley and making Angus Taylor leader was a case of "change or die."
He's wrong.
It's both.
He's wrong.
It's both.
Seeing as we don't have a federal opposition, it's up to independents to hold the government to account.
@davidpocock.bsky.social asks why the world's 3rd-biggest gas producer gets more tax from Australian beer drinkers than foreign companies exporting OUR gas.
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@davidpocock.bsky.social asks why the world's 3rd-biggest gas producer gets more tax from Australian beer drinkers than foreign companies exporting OUR gas.
www.instagram.com/reels/DUm_rB...
David Pocock on Instagram: "Aussies pay more tax on beer than international gas companies pay on tens of billions of dollars worth of our offshore gas they export."
87K likes, 4,006 comments - davidpocock on February 10, 2026: "Aussies pay more tax on beer than international gas companies pay on tens of billions of dollars worth of our offshore gas they export.".
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February 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Seeing as we don't have a federal opposition, it's up to independents to hold the government to account.
@davidpocock.bsky.social asks why the world's 3rd-biggest gas producer gets more tax from Australian beer drinkers than foreign companies exporting OUR gas.
www.instagram.com/reels/DUm_rB...
@davidpocock.bsky.social asks why the world's 3rd-biggest gas producer gets more tax from Australian beer drinkers than foreign companies exporting OUR gas.
www.instagram.com/reels/DUm_rB...
I've covered a lot of protests: Save Albert Park, Richmond Secondary College, the 98 waterfront dispute.
Some were rugged affairs.
Shields, batons, horses.
But I don't remember punching.
3 or 4 officers laying into a pinned victim with fists.
Without uniforms, there'd be jail terms.
Some were rugged affairs.
Shields, batons, horses.
But I don't remember punching.
3 or 4 officers laying into a pinned victim with fists.
Without uniforms, there'd be jail terms.
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I've covered a lot of protests: Save Albert Park, Richmond Secondary College, the 98 waterfront dispute.
Some were rugged affairs.
Shields, batons, horses.
But I don't remember punching.
3 or 4 officers laying into a pinned victim with fists.
Without uniforms, there'd be jail terms.
Some were rugged affairs.
Shields, batons, horses.
But I don't remember punching.
3 or 4 officers laying into a pinned victim with fists.
Without uniforms, there'd be jail terms.
Next time a politician offers their "thoughts and prayers" after a tragedy, will Karl Stefanovic ask them if they're trying to pick a fight?
How can praying be provocative?
Karl's been dismissed as a dumb autocue reader today. My gut feeling is that he knew exactly what he was doing.
How can praying be provocative?
Karl's been dismissed as a dumb autocue reader today. My gut feeling is that he knew exactly what he was doing.
February 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Next time a politician offers their "thoughts and prayers" after a tragedy, will Karl Stefanovic ask them if they're trying to pick a fight?
How can praying be provocative?
Karl's been dismissed as a dumb autocue reader today. My gut feeling is that he knew exactly what he was doing.
How can praying be provocative?
Karl's been dismissed as a dumb autocue reader today. My gut feeling is that he knew exactly what he was doing.
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Talk about a wolf in sheep’s clothing - during the last election the former Liberal MP (in my seat) Jason Falinski fronted what he called a grassroots movement to attack Teal MPs who advocate climate action - turns out it was entirely funded by the Coal Industry.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Exclusive Brethren members, Gina Rinehart donate to right-wing group Advance
Clive Palmer was Australia’s biggest political donor, pouring $53 million into his failed campaign, while Coal Australia donated millions to third-party “grassroots” campaigns.
www.smh.com.au
February 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Talk about a wolf in sheep’s clothing - during the last election the former Liberal MP (in my seat) Jason Falinski fronted what he called a grassroots movement to attack Teal MPs who advocate climate action - turns out it was entirely funded by the Coal Industry.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
This is indefensible.
Calls for people to lose their jobs and livelihoods are overdone in Australia.
But how can these officers continue to be employed?
Surely they must be charged with assault.
Calls for people to lose their jobs and livelihoods are overdone in Australia.
But how can these officers continue to be employed?
Surely they must be charged with assault.
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 AM
This is indefensible.
Calls for people to lose their jobs and livelihoods are overdone in Australia.
But how can these officers continue to be employed?
Surely they must be charged with assault.
Calls for people to lose their jobs and livelihoods are overdone in Australia.
But how can these officers continue to be employed?
Surely they must be charged with assault.
For all the PM's talk about our "Pacific family", Australia is a neighbor from hell.
We burn and sell the fossil fuels which put their futures at risk (yet promise "meaningful action").
We pillage their labour force then mistreat workers when they come here (yet call it "win-win scheme").
We burn and sell the fossil fuels which put their futures at risk (yet promise "meaningful action").
We pillage their labour force then mistreat workers when they come here (yet call it "win-win scheme").
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
For all the PM's talk about our "Pacific family", Australia is a neighbor from hell.
We burn and sell the fossil fuels which put their futures at risk (yet promise "meaningful action").
We pillage their labour force then mistreat workers when they come here (yet call it "win-win scheme").
We burn and sell the fossil fuels which put their futures at risk (yet promise "meaningful action").
We pillage their labour force then mistreat workers when they come here (yet call it "win-win scheme").
So the going rate for a $600k donation is a $400m payback, with taxpayers picking up the tab.
What a return.
What a return.
Let's get this straight.
Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election.
After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties.
Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election.
After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties.
Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 AM
So the going rate for a $600k donation is a $400m payback, with taxpayers picking up the tab.
What a return.
What a return.
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There’s a real opportunity for sensible reform to the CGT discount on investment properties to incentivise the new housing supply.
It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement.
It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help
It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement.
It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help
February 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
There’s a real opportunity for sensible reform to the CGT discount on investment properties to incentivise the new housing supply.
It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement.
It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help
It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement.
It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help
Reposted by Glenn Connley
As this new Aukus report outlines, Australia has committed, in USD:
$3 billion to our own sub industry
$3 billion to the US industry
$3 billion to the UK industry
And zero dollars of that *US$9 billion* is refundable.
We don't get our money back when the stuff we ordered doesn't arrive.
$3 billion to our own sub industry
$3 billion to the US industry
$3 billion to the UK industry
And zero dollars of that *US$9 billion* is refundable.
We don't get our money back when the stuff we ordered doesn't arrive.
February 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
As this new Aukus report outlines, Australia has committed, in USD:
$3 billion to our own sub industry
$3 billion to the US industry
$3 billion to the UK industry
And zero dollars of that *US$9 billion* is refundable.
We don't get our money back when the stuff we ordered doesn't arrive.
$3 billion to our own sub industry
$3 billion to the US industry
$3 billion to the UK industry
And zero dollars of that *US$9 billion* is refundable.
We don't get our money back when the stuff we ordered doesn't arrive.
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The only winners out of today’s interest rate increase are the big banks.
And they don’t need the win. They’re already making 200k profit off the average mortgage!
This government is choosing to let ordinary people cop the pain, while corporate profits soar.
And they don’t need the win. They’re already making 200k profit off the average mortgage!
This government is choosing to let ordinary people cop the pain, while corporate profits soar.
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 AM
The only winners out of today’s interest rate increase are the big banks.
And they don’t need the win. They’re already making 200k profit off the average mortgage!
This government is choosing to let ordinary people cop the pain, while corporate profits soar.
And they don’t need the win. They’re already making 200k profit off the average mortgage!
This government is choosing to let ordinary people cop the pain, while corporate profits soar.
My guess is he'll say one thing and do the opposite.
Oh look, Australia has a brand new coal mine proposal.
Just after committing to phase out fossil fuels.
What will @MurrayWatt do with this?
australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tr...
Just after committing to phase out fossil fuels.
What will @MurrayWatt do with this?
australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tr...
January 30, 2026 at 3:49 AM
My guess is he'll say one thing and do the opposite.
So, Albanese still miles in front even if he defects to the Liberals. Makes sense.
Noticed that not only is this a truly horrific graph crime by One Nation, they also dead named Sussan by calling her “Susan”. As a mate said, One Nation probably think SS is cultural appropriation
January 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
So, Albanese still miles in front even if he defects to the Liberals. Makes sense.
The world wants more Aussie music, but even Australians can't get it through streamers like Spotify. Algorithms and art don't mix.
thepoint.com.au/news/260202-...
thepoint.com.au/news/260202-...
Why Australia’s “Grammy-rush” is good news for local listening
In addition to obvious economic benefits, growing overseas audiences for our artists could also address growing Americanisation here at home.
thepoint.com.au
January 29, 2026 at 11:34 PM
The world wants more Aussie music, but even Australians can't get it through streamers like Spotify. Algorithms and art don't mix.
thepoint.com.au/news/260202-...
thepoint.com.au/news/260202-...
Pepper sprayed, bashed and shot in the back ten times.
This is Trump's America now.
This was cold blooded murder sanctioned and defended by a demented orange clown and his sycophants.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is Trump's America now.
This was cold blooded murder sanctioned and defended by a demented orange clown and his sycophants.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight | Moira Donegan
If they’re trying to eliminate witnesses, they cannot eliminate us all
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Pepper sprayed, bashed and shot in the back ten times.
This is Trump's America now.
This was cold blooded murder sanctioned and defended by a demented orange clown and his sycophants.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is Trump's America now.
This was cold blooded murder sanctioned and defended by a demented orange clown and his sycophants.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And as @mon4kooyong.bsky.social suggests, we should name these disastrous heatwaves after the corporations which fuel them. I know they shamelessly trash the planet and pay no tax, but they deserve to be shamed nonetheless.
If you think coal and gas corporates like Woodside, Chervron, INPEX and Glencore, who are fuelling these disasters should pay the costs…instead of YOU!
Support @ausinstitutearchi.bsky.social call for a Climate Disaster Levy on fossil fuel exports👇
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Support @ausinstitutearchi.bsky.social call for a Climate Disaster Levy on fossil fuel exports👇
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
And as @mon4kooyong.bsky.social suggests, we should name these disastrous heatwaves after the corporations which fuel them. I know they shamelessly trash the planet and pay no tax, but they deserve to be shamed nonetheless.
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Triple J Hottest 100 out tomorrow!
Last year just 27 Aus songs made it. Lowest since 1994!!
Why? – Streaming favours the USA
Thankfully, DJ Albo is in the house and can turn this around! Thread on how.
Last year just 27 Aus songs made it. Lowest since 1994!!
Why? – Streaming favours the USA
Thankfully, DJ Albo is in the house and can turn this around! Thread on how.
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Triple J Hottest 100 out tomorrow!
Last year just 27 Aus songs made it. Lowest since 1994!!
Why? – Streaming favours the USA
Thankfully, DJ Albo is in the house and can turn this around! Thread on how.
Last year just 27 Aus songs made it. Lowest since 1994!!
Why? – Streaming favours the USA
Thankfully, DJ Albo is in the house and can turn this around! Thread on how.
All those nasty cheap shots, lies and misinformation post-Bondi have come back to bite poor old Sussssssan.
"Senator Bridget McKenzie, Senator Susan McDonald and Senator Ross Cadell have each offered their resignations from the Shadow Cabinet, as is appropriate, and I have accepted them"
"Senator Bridget McKenzie, Senator Susan McDonald and Senator Ross Cadell have each offered their resignations from the Shadow Cabinet, as is appropriate, and I have accepted them"
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
All those nasty cheap shots, lies and misinformation post-Bondi have come back to bite poor old Sussssssan.
"Senator Bridget McKenzie, Senator Susan McDonald and Senator Ross Cadell have each offered their resignations from the Shadow Cabinet, as is appropriate, and I have accepted them"
"Senator Bridget McKenzie, Senator Susan McDonald and Senator Ross Cadell have each offered their resignations from the Shadow Cabinet, as is appropriate, and I have accepted them"
My wise colleague @browne90.bsky.social puts One Nation's poll numbers into perspective:
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Would half of Australians prefer a One Nation MP to a Labor one?
Last week, polling company DemosAU released sensational opinion polling showing One Nation tied with the Liberal–National Coalition on “first-preference votes” and tied with Labor on “two-party prefer...
thepoint.com.au
January 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
My wise colleague @browne90.bsky.social puts One Nation's poll numbers into perspective:
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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George Conway: “Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all”
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
George Conway: “Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all”
Why in god's name is the government even negotiating with the opposition on hate/gun laws? Labor has the numbers in the House. In the Senate, surely they'd start with ten progressive Greens rather than 27 Coalition dinosaurs. The Libs and Nats are irrelevant. IGNORE THEM.
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Why in god's name is the government even negotiating with the opposition on hate/gun laws? Labor has the numbers in the House. In the Senate, surely they'd start with ten progressive Greens rather than 27 Coalition dinosaurs. The Libs and Nats are irrelevant. IGNORE THEM.
"For decades, fossil fuel companies have dug up coal and gas knowing full well that the carbon emissions that they profit from were heating up the planet ... These fires are not natural – their ferocity is man-made." Alex Kelly
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Harcourt fires show need for disaster levy
Those responsible for the climate crisis must be made to pay for the mess they have made.
thepoint.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
"For decades, fossil fuel companies have dug up coal and gas knowing full well that the carbon emissions that they profit from were heating up the planet ... These fires are not natural – their ferocity is man-made." Alex Kelly
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...