Colleen Harkin on The Bond Report News24 – 31 July 2026
“Yeah. Well, that’s right. I mean, the taxpayer funds it. The academics are the people who actually choose the topics that are actually investigated. And unfortunately, there has become this protocol of the amount of papers as opposed to the purposefulness of them. There seems to be this narrative that says, so long as you keep putting papers out, that that’s a good thing.”
Colleen Harkin on The Weekly Wrap Mornings ABC Radio Melbourne – 31 July 2026
“He already has at least made the words that he’ll call the royal commission. That’s been a thorn in their side for a long time because Jacinta Allan was refusing to do it. And I think the average punter will listen to those words and go tick.”
Colleen Harkin on The Rita Panahi News 24 – 28 July 2026
“71%. The only person ever to have a higher disapproval rating was Keating at 75. So when you’ve got that level of dissatisfaction, you can’t turn around and say, “I’ve done a great job.” It’s just an outrageous thing to stand there and claim.”
Colleen Harkin on The Rita Panahi Show Sky News Australia – 20 July 2026
“What we need is we need to make housing faster to be able to build, to remove the regulation. We want to get government out of the way. Victoria has some of the highest taxing scenario in the country, which just makes investments difficult and unpalatable. “
Colleen Harkin on The Weekly Wrap Mornings ABC Radio Melbourne – 17 July 2026
“The problem for me is that it’s not about whether it’s Islamophobic, First Nations, or Jewish people. The principle should apply that you just can’t do that.”
Colleen Harkin on The Rita Panahi Show Sky News Australia – 14 July 2026
“Well, 9% decrease is extraordinary to fall in that period of time. Look, everybody wants the house prices to fall until you’ve got one, and then you want them to stabilise and slowly increment. But this is a factor of a very poorly received budget where it is still rolling out the effects of it and the lack of consumer confidence.”
