Mark Kenny
@markgkenny.bsky.social
Host, Democracy Sausage podcast. Director, Australian National University’s Aust Studies Institute. Columnist. Erstwhile chief political correspondent, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times. 2025-26 FASIC Australia-in-China Fellow
Can the centre hold in Australian politics? Not if key players stop trying
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Can the centre hold in Australian politics? Not if key players stop trying
An era calling for courage over caution
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
An era calling for courage over caution
Could One Nation suddenly do better with an articulate, leader? Some may be considering this very question.
October 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Could One Nation suddenly do better with an articulate, leader? Some may be considering this very question.
Australias foreign policy is decided in Canberra, not Washington. To say these words at this time in that precise place was significant.
September 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Australias foreign policy is decided in Canberra, not Washington. To say these words at this time in that precise place was significant.
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.
September 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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.
Excellent piece this. What a tragedy.
July 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Excellent piece this. What a tragedy.
“I want to thank everybody and, in particular, God, I wanna just say, we love you God…” What? Woefully amateurish
June 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“I want to thank everybody and, in particular, God, I wanna just say, we love you God…” What? Woefully amateurish
In case of emergency, break glass ceiling
May 14, 2025 at 5:47 AM
In case of emergency, break glass ceiling
From today’s Sun-Herald. Great talking to the fabulous Peter Fitzsimons.
May 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
From today’s Sun-Herald. Great talking to the fabulous Peter Fitzsimons.
Boom. The Australian’s Editor at Large, Paul Kelly demolishes “messaging” bromides to lay out what’s really wrong with the Liberal Party. #QandA
May 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Boom. The Australian’s Editor at Large, Paul Kelly demolishes “messaging” bromides to lay out what’s really wrong with the Liberal Party. #QandA