Opinion: Commemorate black and women leaders, not Black Jack
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. I was jogging around Lake Burley Griffin one winter's morning in 2012, when a dark figure sprang from the pre-dawn…
Flying politicians in during a pandemic puts Canberrans at risk
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. The return of Federal Parliament later this month means virus-free Canberrans are being lumbered with the worst of…
Director's Update: Australian Studies Institute Year Two Report
Dear friends and colleagues, As the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute, I am delighted to present you with our second year report on the activities of the Institute. The…
Morrison's miracle just keeps on rolling
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Sometimes a political phenomenon can be both easily observable and yet overlooked. I remember noticing this in 2008…
Opinion: The PM can make the same mistake twice
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. COVID-19's long-feared second wave is upon is and the overworked WWII parallel is being replaced by the slipperier…
Dr Virginia Marshall finalist in Australian Law Awards
Congratulations to Dr Virginia Marshall (Australian Studies Institute Research Associate and Advisory Board Member) who has been nominated as a finalist for Academic of the Year in the Lawyers Weekly…
Howard looking the other way on Trump is a stone-faced betrayal of conservative values
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. If Donald Trump had ever wondered about the world beyond Mar-a-Lago or Manhattan, he might have viewed South Dakota's…