Opinion: Anthony Albanese's government is beset with problems after years of Scott Morrison neglect
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. In the end, a government in thrall to its leader's supposed electoral mastery ended with a whimper.…
Opinion: Sporting world is punch-drunk on violent spectacle
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Some contradictions hide in plain sight, so woven into our cultural norms as to go unnoticed. America's…
New Book: Happy Together by David Walker and Li Yao with Karen Walker
Happy Together: Bridging the Australia-China Divide David Walker, Li Yao, Karen Walker Published by Melbourne University Press, 2022 A fresh perspective on the Australia-China relationship…
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: Sub failures and Australia's gas crisis with Rex Patrick
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, independent Senator Rex Patrick joins Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga to discuss Australia’s “total policy failure” on submarines, solving issues in the gas…
Opinion: MPs need to set ethical compass in new Parliament
By Colleen Lewis A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. To their great credit the Labor Party, the teal group of independents, other independents and the…
Opinion: The 'forgotten' Australians that haunted the Liberals' campaign
By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. As the battlefield smoke drifted from the 2022 poll, some elegant truths stood out in the carnage.…
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny: The independents
On this episode, our panel of political scientists - Carolyn Hendriks, Shirley Leitch and Marija Taflaga - join Mark Kenny to discuss the unprecedented success of independent candidates in the…