Senior Fellow, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow at the Australian National University's Australian Studies Institute.
His research interests include political populism and the study of comparable political systems.
As Fairfax Media's National Affairs Editor until December 2018 he led coverage of more than a dozen federal budgets, and five federal elections.
He has reported from Canberra during the terms of five prime ministers and 9 opposition leaders.
Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down
Aug 28, 2023 06:21 am UTC| Insights & Views
March this year marked the 60th anniversary of a famous gotcha moment in 1963, when Labor leader Arthur Calwell and his deputy, Gough Whitlam, were photographed outside the Hotel Kingston in Canberra. They were waiting...
Want to understand how the Coalition works? Take a look at climate policy
Oct 31, 2021 23:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
This weeks excruciating case of a prime minister being beholden to a rogue section of his own Cabinet over climate policy has again drawn attention to the arcane nature of Coalition arrangements. While the numbers...
Bills, banks and promises: here's what you can expect as 'government business' starts again
Jul 22, 2019 13:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Politics
If the first week of the 46th Parliament was heavily ceremonial dominated by the new governor-general, a raft of first-time MPs and Bob Hawke condolence speeches the next two weeks will mark a return to normal...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do