Democracy Sausage Episode: Not here to fix Labor
Is Labor's managerial, middle-of-the-road style a sensible way to steer through rough seas, or does it leave room on the left for someone selling a bigger vision? If Pauline Hanson can do it to…
Opinion: Beating Pauline Hanson at her own game. Outrage politics gets a new player
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.It is one of the more scathing critiques of the ALP even if it is six decades old."When I joined the Labor…
Opinion: The Greens ploy to pour fuel on the outrage bonfire spells massive trouble for Albanese
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.The Albanese Labor government sometimes thinks it is playing four-dimensional chess - an economy that is…
Democracy Sausage Episode: The Alchemy of Leadership
What did John Howard understand about survival and self-correction that his six successors never quite grasped? Why do so many of our prime ministers trace their drive back to fiercely ambitious…
Opinion: It's about time Australia stood up to Uncle Sam
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Opposing American lawlessness is a patriotic act with less downside than the government realises. Just ask…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Forty Years On
What are the five forces reshaping Australia's economy and society over the next four decades? What it will take to keep Australians' faith in government alive while managing them? What can…
Opinion: Race to the bottom on migration is more politics than policy
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Australia's inwardly focused immigration debate is a tawdry exercise heaving with more politics than policy…