Opinion: The world has changed. Australia needs to keep up
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen, Lenin famously observed.…
AuSI secures $1M to support Australia-China relations
The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) has been awarded four-year grant funding of $1 million from the National Foundation for Australia China Relations (NFACR) to continue the prestigious…
Opinion: 'People rather than profits': Is this the start of a move away from privatisation?
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.It was a startling image if widely missed in the maelstrom of global upheaval.Its brimming self-confidence…
Democracy Sausage: An unpredictable race?
The Tally Room’s Ben Raue joins Democracy Sausage to talk by-election results, swing seats and what it all means for the federal election. What lessons we take from the most recent by-elections…
New Release - Out Now! Because COVID … Pandemic Responses, Rationales and Ruses
Because COVID ... Pandemic Responses, Rationales and RusesEdited by: Shirley Leitch and Sally Wheeler Published by ANU Press, April 2025Series: Australia and the WorldDOI: http://doi.…
Opinion: It's a sobering thought. But the lessons to learn from Trump aren't all bad
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.If there was any doubt that we've entered a new age of strongman impunity, the gushing re-embrace of Donald…
Democracy Sausage: Countering effective mislabelling
Senator Larissa Waters joins Democracy Sausage to talk electoral reform, resisting the far right and the Greens’ ongoing negotiations. What’s stopping donations data from being revealed in…