Opinion: The legacy of Bill Shorten and his loss to Scott Morrison
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Politics is a funny old game in which the smiles can be forced and the loyalties, too loudly professed…
Analysis: I remember the '90s. Rates stayed too high for too long and the result was ruinous
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Wayne Swan invoked terms like "hand-in-glove" to describe how the separate levers of fiscal and monetary…
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: No silver bullet
Philip Martin and Alan Gamlen join Democracy Sausage to talk migration – the politics, narratives and possible solutions. From international student caps to housing, many areas of policy are…
Opinion: The PM can ill-afford bad weeks as narratives harden
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Curiosity kills cats but it is cowardice that more often strangles governments - especially social…
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: Killing the news
Crikey’s Eric Beecher and academic Denis Muller join us on Democracy Sausage to ask how media should operate when the lines between news, opinion and political campaigning have blurred. What…
Latest Democracy Sausage Episode: Picking winners with Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel laureate and economist Joseph Stiglitz joins Democracy Sausage to talk about the global economy and freedom. In light of the recent court ruling on Google, how can we use economics…
New Democracy Sausage Episode: Pushing for restraint
Ian Parmeter returns to discuss increasing tensions in the Middle East with Professor Mark Kenny. How can peace talks take place after the assassination of Hamas leader and chief negotiator Ismail…