Foxtel schmoozes politicians in Parliament House

During a busy week in Canberra between Liberal leadership deployments, visits from heads of state and Senate predictions, Foxtel put on one of its greatest chatter efforts of all time.

The TV giant, now owned by DAZN, has reserved Parliament House’s Wall Hall for what it calls the 2026 Parliamentary Screening, bringing in an all-star line-up of former athletes, managers and commentators to hang out with politicians, “highlight their contributions to Australian sport and the big screen” and, very nicely, ask if they mind getting rid of them. pesky anti-siphon laws.