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28
Aug
2022

Opinion: Australia's republic referendum and Indigenous Voice to Parliament can help reshape nation

By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Karl Marx thought capitalism was so prone to crisis and greed it would invite revolution. Clearly this…

27
Aug
2022

Opinion: Scott Morrison portfolio power grab a symptom of executive federalism?

By Tracy Beck Fenwick A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Executive federalism is a significant feature of how former prime minister Scott Morrison…

23
Aug
2022

Must Listen Democracy Sausage: The messiah complex

Kieran Gilbert, Chief News Anchor at Sky News Australia, joins The Australian National University’s Marija Taflaga and Mark Kenny to discuss former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial…

23
Aug
2022

CfA: Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University

The application process for 2024-2025 is now open. Harvard University seeks to appoint a distinguished scholar to the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies for the 2024-2025…

22
Aug
2022

AuSI welcomes Visiting Fellow: Dr Kate Fitch

The Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) is pleased to welcome Dr Kate Fitch as a new Visiting Fellow, and the first Fellow from the 2022 – 23 Visiting Fellowship Program. “I am pleased to welcome…

21
Aug
2022

Opinion: Scott Morrison ministry admission will go down in infamy, as John Howard picks up the pieces

By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. It has been argued recently that the John Winston Howard era of Australian politics only properly ended with…

19
Aug
2022

Opinion: Australian conservatism succumbs to the same radical tendency as like-minded parties abroad

By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Conversation. As bad as it is, Scott Morrison’s surreptitious circumvention of Australia’s parliamentary and Cabinet…