Democracy Sausage Episode: One Nation watershed
Will the Liberal and National parties do better in the Victorian election and the Farrer by-election? Can One Nation build itself into a national political force, beyond its Queensland heartland…
Opinion: We used to fear the unthinkable. Now we're more worried about the unthought-through
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.At the ripe old age of 97, the death of the Cold War espionage writer, Len Deighton, just days ago, came as…
Opinion: The perilous pull of the far-right
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.The National Party has lunged for the button marked 'break glass in emergency' by drafting the contrarian…
Democracy Sausage Episode: The scales of war
What are the legal implications of Australia's participation in the Gulf? Is International Law being undermined by the US? How are the powers of influence tipping the scales of justice?…
Opinion: Bored of peace? Our silence contributes to the dismantling of international law
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.What an attentive friend America is, steadying a disorderly world and making it safer for Australians…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Insider view
What were the domestic pressures in Israel and the US for attacking the Iranian regime? Has the international rules-based order been permanently eroded or is…
Opinion: Labor needs its own disruption story
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times."The only thing we have to fear is fear itself", said Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidential…