Opinion: Australia's third-rate leaders are failing the climate Test
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. It seemed entirely appropriate that the final set-piece of the parliamentary year, the MYEFO (Mid-Year Economic and…
Opinion: Labor needs an approach enticing to two Australias
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Conversation. This article can also be accessed via ABC News and The Canberra Times. After the recent “crass-course” in…
Opinion: America's choice: democracy or Donald Trump
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Godwin's Law holds that the longer a debate drags on, the closer it drifts towards the mention of Adolf Hitler, at…
Opinion: Reasons for delaying an integrity commission are blatant nonsense
By Colleen Lewis This article was originally published by The Age. It is nonsense to keep on delaying the introduction of a well-resourced Commonwealth Integrity Commission with the…
AuSI Foundation Fellow and Friend nominated for Australian of the Year
Congratulations to our Foundation Fellow Dr David Headon and our 2020 ‘Australia and the World’ Annual Lecture Speaker Ms Pat Turner AM, who have both been nominated for Australian of the Year in the…
Why looking back is the only way forward: COVID-19, the Federation, and the chance of genuine reconciliation
On Monday 19 October, Professor Mark Kenny (Australian Studies Institute, ANU) delivered the Henry Parkes Oration 2020 - Why looking back is the only way forward: COVID-19, the Federation, and the…
AuSI Annual Lecture 2020: Pat Turner AM delivers a powerful speech
On Wednesday 30 September, Ms Pat Turner AM (CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation & Lead Convenor of the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…