Opinion: Truth used to be a matter of fact. Now it comes down to affiliation
A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.There are two crises afflicting late-stage democracy - one, empirical, and the other, "umpirical" - a term I have taken…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Antidote to the far right
Is the collapse in trust of Australia's institutions, the retreat of unionism from everyday working life, and the alliances forged in Victoria's Covid lockdowns and reactivated by the 2023 Voice…
Opinion: Why the tide may be turning against global political intolerance
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Call me naive, but might there be a correction coming - a global renaissance of the human heart?It is…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Angertainment
Is social media now a more powerful force reshaping Australian democracy than any politician, party, or policy? Why has Pauline Hanson spent thirty years in the political wilderness only to…
Opinion: Dutton was high risk. Now Taylor wants to do something even crazier
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Remember the pious hand-wringing a few years back as Liberals and their media friends warned that electing…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Two Teals, One Ticket
Have Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender just become the party they always swore they weren't? Can a "free vote" constitution and no party room really survive contact with a Senate seat?…
First Eight Project Book Launch at Whitlam Institute Sydney
The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) was delighted to celebrate the second launch of Andrew Fisher—So much more than a Prime Minister, on 12 June 2026, at the elegant Whitlam Institute in…