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There is a palpable sense that we might be on the cusp of a serious political fracture

There is a palpable sense that we might be on the cusp of a serious political fracture

Among the many conceits of political discourse are the words used to explain outcomes as if they are temporary aberrations. Subscribe now for...

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The Examiner

Mark Kenny

There is a palpable sense that we might be on the cusp of a serious political fracture

There is a palpable sense that we might be on the cusp of a serious political fracture

Among the many conceits of political discourse are the words used to explain outcomes as if they are temporary aberrations. Subscribe now for...

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Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

While it wasn’t his idea, Medicare helped make the mythos of Bob Hawke

While it wasn’t his idea, Medicare helped make the mythos of Bob Hawke

John Howard was fond of saying good policy is good politics. Medicare’s survival through his government and others, seems to prove that point.

22.04.2026 10

The Conversation

Mark Kenny

Trump's failing grip on global power

Trump's failing grip on global power

Long before the internet put unchecked power in the hands of billionaire technofascists, there was a kid's doll which emitted insults when you...

19.04.2026 10

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Trump's failing grip on global power

Trump's failing grip on global power

Long before the internet put unchecked power in the hands of billionaire technofascists, there was a kid's doll which emitted insults when you...

19.04.2026 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Epic fail as Trump rushes for the exit

Fractured internally and debased internationally, it is hard to imagine that the US will again wield the unique mix of strategic threat, intellectual...

12.04.2026 10

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Epic fail as Trump rushes for the exit

Fractured internally and debased internationally, it is hard to imagine that the US will again wield the unique mix of strategic threat, intellectual...

12.04.2026 10

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

High petrol price? Consider what you drive

Hand-wringing over soaring fuel prices is a national obsession but, sadly, it is not matched by the quiet reflection this moment warrants - either as...

05.04.2026 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

High petrol price? Consider what you drive

Hand-wringing over soaring fuel prices is a national obsession but, sadly, it is not matched by the quiet reflection this moment warrants - either as...

05.04.2026 10

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

The devastating war Australia won't name

Transport Minister Catherine King does not usually do parliamentary attacks, but via a "Dorothy Dixer' on Wednesday about the fuel crisis,...

29.03.2026 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

The devastating war Australia won't name

Transport Minister Catherine King does not usually do parliamentary attacks, but via a "Dorothy Dixer' on Wednesday about the fuel crisis,...

29.03.2026 10

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

We used to fear the unthinkable. Now we're more worried about the unthought-through

At the ripe old age of 97, the death of the Cold War espionage writer, Len Deighton, just days ago, came as a different kind of shock. Subscribe now...

22.03.2026 30

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

We used to fear the unthinkable. Now we're more worried about the unthought-through

At the ripe old age of 97, the death of the Cold War espionage writer, Len Deighton, just days ago, came as a different kind of shock. Subscribe now...

22.03.2026 40

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

The perilous pull of the far-right

The National Party has lunged for the button marked 'break glass in emergency' by drafting the contrarian populist agitator, Matt Canavan,...

15.03.2026 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

The perilous pull of the far-right

The National Party has lunged for the button marked 'break glass in emergency' by drafting the contrarian populist agitator, Matt Canavan,...

15.03.2026 40

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Bored of peace? Our silence contributes to the dismantling of international law

What an attentive friend America is, steadying a disorderly world and making it safer for Australians everywhere. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

08.03.2026 30

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Bored of peace? Our silence contributes to the dismantling of international law

What an attentive friend America is, steadying a disorderly world and making it safer for Australians everywhere. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

08.03.2026 30

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Labor needs its own disruption story

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself", said Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidential inauguration. Subscribe now for...

01.03.2026 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Labor needs its own disruption story

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself", said Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidential inauguration. Subscribe now for...

28.02.2026 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Labor needs its own disruption story

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself", said Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidential inauguration. Subscribe now for...

28.02.2026 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Cricket, war, and other fates: why Angus Taylor played the long game

They say that nine times out of ten when you win the toss in Test cricket, you choose to bat. The other time, you think about bowling, but you still...

21.02.2026 30

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Cricket, war, and other fates: why Angus Taylor played the long game

They say that nine times out of ten when you win the toss in Test cricket, you choose to bat. The other time, you think about bowling, but you still...

21.02.2026 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Desperate times and crazy ideas

It is a common mistake in analysing leadership challenges to search for a deeper logic - some cunning plan that when fully executed, will facilitate a...

16.02.2026 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Desperate times and crazy ideas

It is a common mistake in analysing leadership challenges to search for a deeper logic - some cunning plan that when fully executed, will facilitate a...

14.02.2026 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Tests loom for both on housing policy

09.02.2026 8

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Tests loom for both on housing policy

07.02.2026 10

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Ley adrift amid conservative chaos while Littleproud shoots his other foot

02.02.2026 10

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Ley adrift amid conservative chaos while Littleproud shoots his other foot

31.01.2026 10

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Carney's Canadian challenge to Albanese

25.01.2026 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Carney's Canadian challenge to Albanese

25.01.2026 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

National interest was a bridge too far

19.01.2026 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

National interest was a bridge too far

17.01.2026 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Trump's green light to the strong

10.01.2026 40

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Trump's green light to the strong

10.01.2026 30

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Amped-up and dumbed-down - the words dulling our politics

03.01.2026 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Amped-up and dumbed-down - the words dulling our politics

03.01.2026 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Humanity shining through in even the darkest moment is a story worth believing in

29.12.2025 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Progress is possible - don't doubt it

27.12.2025 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Tragedy and trauma but nation can recover

22.12.2025 30

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Tragedy and trauma but nation can recover

20.12.2025 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Niki Savva’s Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia

17.12.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Mark Kenny

Niki Savva’s Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia

It became clear that “Team Dutton” was running on little more than bloke-energy, an unaffordable nuclear policy and, crazily, higher taxes.

15.12.2025 80

The Conversation

Mark Kenny

Transparency only hope for PM's perks problems

13.12.2025 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Transparency only hope for PM's perks problems

13.12.2025 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Where is the real threat? These long-held truths now seem a bit flimsy

09.12.2025 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Where is the real threat? These long-held truths now seem a bit flimsy

09.12.2025 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Albanese is riding high right now. That means the hits are just around the corner

07.12.2025 10

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Albanese is riding high right now. That means the hits are just around the corner

07.12.2025 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Australia's cultural blind-spot has catastrophic consequences

29.11.2025 20

The Examiner

Mark Kenny

Australia's cultural blind-spot has catastrophic consequences

29.11.2025 20

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny