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Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · 3d

Albanese’s subliminal message to British Labour government. Don’t do what we did.

Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · 9d

Australias foreign policy is decided in Canberra, not Washington. To say these words at this time in that precise place was significant.

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 13d

#AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️ Columnist Dr Jenna Price & economist Prof Sinclair Davidson join Dr @marijataflaga.bsky.social & Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social to dissect the crisis engulfing Australia's university sector and ask whether it can be fixed before it's too late.

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Democracy Sausage Episode: Universities in crisis | Australian Studies Institute

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Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks Bruce!

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 21d

#AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️ Historian @frankbongiorno.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to dissect the Liberal Party's existential crisis and asks whether Australia's 'natural party of government' is heading for collapse.

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Latest Democracy Sausage episode: Echo chamber politics | Australian Studies Institute

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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · 27d

What do we want?
An uninterrupted, uniquely Australian and historically significant stream of literary consciousness.
When do we want it?
Now.
Protest against the closure of Meanjin. 9am, MUP Swanston St.

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · 29d

📣We are pleased to share that our Director, Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social, has been appointed the inaugural Australia in China Fellow.👏

Mark will visit China later this year to deliver public lectures and participate in academic & cultural exchange activities.

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Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · Sep 8

I tossed around various headline ideas for this piece, ie: “No raucous in this caucus” or “All quiet in the ambition factory”. Who would have thought the largest ever Labor backbench would turn out to have its smallest voice.

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Recent controversies suggest a government committing only to what it must while facing almost no internal pressure to aim higher or act faster."

#AUViews Read Now ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social.

Opinion: Labor is professionalised to the point of pointlessness. Its MPs need to find their voice | Australian Studies Institute

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Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · Aug 23

+ listen to this cogent conversation between @markgkenny.bsky.social & @richarddenniss.bsky.social

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Democracy Sausage: In the dead centre

Economist Richard Denniss joins Democracy Sausage and argues policies suffer because of our need to find the centre in any debate.

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Alice Grundy @alicektg.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just in time for your commute home! @richarddenniss.bsky.social and @markgkenny.bsky.social dig into the relationship between policy, evidence and politics in the latest episode of Democracy Sausage.

Democracy Sausage: In the dead centre

Economist Richard Denniss joins Democracy Sausage and argues policies suffer because of our need to find the centre in any debate.

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Gavin Miller @glmiller.bsky.social · Aug 19

Absolutely 👍. Loads pithy political home-truths voters need to hear: eg: 21min - MK on 'post office honesty'; RD: 'don't want to wait 10y to read (polies) autobio to discover (they) agreed with me all along'.
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Democracy Sausage: In the dead centre

Economist Richard Denniss joins Democracy Sausage and argues policies suffer because of our need to find the centre in any debate.

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Jonathan Green @greenj.bsky.social · Aug 11

Because obviously the most significant aspect of this story is whatever utterly predictable commentary is offered by the Israeli ambassador.

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · Jul 29

Srsly what would 400 scholars of genocide and Holocaust studies know about genocide

As scholars of genocide, we demand an end to Israel’s atrocities | Open letter

Within weeks, 400 colleagues joined our organization. We say: it is not too late to save lives. End the genocide now

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · Jul 25

#ICYMI On the latest #DemocracySausage ep🎙️Professor John Blaxland joins @markgkenny.bsky.social and @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss the tone in new parliament, the US-Australia relationship and AUKUS.

#AUListen 🎧 bit.ly/40wZ1MV.

Latest Democracy Sausage episode: Speaking loud and soft

Security expert John Blaxland joins Democracy Sausage to talk Trump, Australia and taking a strategic approach to the relationship. As parliament returns and a new opposition leader in place, what ca...

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Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · Jul 19

I concur.

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · Jul 17

On the latest #DemocracySausage ep🎙️historian @frankbongiorno.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to unpack the current political environment and discuss how you cannot stand still in response to uncertainty. #auspol

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Democracy Sausage Episode: Pressure to act

Historian Frank Bongiorno joins Democracy Sausage talk about political independence, and the pressure to be agile and take action.Is Albanese’s John Curtin Oration pivot-point speech on the level of C...

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Beigewash @beigewash.bsky.social · Jul 16

A straightforward recitation of the Trump administration sounds completely deranged and implausible.
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Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · Jul 15

"My prediction is that #AUKUS will be one of the *great* defence debacles, in terms of cost blowouts, and so-called deliverables.
And strategic risks: it's meant to deliver security, but potentially makes Australian bases targets in a war." @markgkenny.bsky.social
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Podcast Episode · Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny · 15/07/2025 · 46m

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Shaun Ratcliff @shaunratcliff.bsky.social · Jul 14

What happened at the 2025 election? When did the race turn in Labor's favour, and what do the results mean for Australian politics in the future?

Recently, I had the pleasure of joining Marija Taflaga and @markgkenny.bsky.social to answers these questions, and more

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Democracy Sausage Episode: The pendulum swing

The numbers are in. Pollster Shaun Ratcliff joins Democracy Sausage to dissect the latest election data and what it means for the future of #auspol.What do the numbers tell us about when the shift to ...

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Mark Kenny @markgkenny.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · Jul 3

A new study in the Lancet says the closure of USAID could lead to the premature deaths of more than 14 million people in less than five years, including 4.5 million children under the age of 5.

Donald Trump chose this. www.theguardian.com/...

Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of 14 million extra deaths

Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush and singer Bono send emotional message to staff as organisation closes

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ANU Australian Studies Institute @anuausi.bsky.social · Jul 7

"In this, the age of impunity, Sir Major invites us to consider whether we are different from Trump's Americans or merely distant." #AUViews

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Opinion: Major questions facing Australia and the West

By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.How did you feel when Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, removed aid from the poorest people on the planet?I...

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