Mark Kenny
Mark Kenny is Fairfax Media's chief political correspondent. A director of the National Press Club, he regularly appears on the ABC's Insiders, Sky News Agenda, and Ten's Meet the Press. He has reported from Canberra under three prime ministers and several opposition leaders.
Peter Cosgrove to 'shine light' as Australia's new Governor-General
Mark Kenny Tony Abbott says appointing Australia's former top soldier as governor-general was a case of the very best person for the job and installing someone who can deliver leadership beyond politics.
Quentin Bryce's replacement as governor-general likely to march to different drum
Mark Kenny It is tempting to see the appointment of Peter Cosgrove as a bit disappointing - as just the kind of line and length preferment one might expect from a similarly inclined conservative government.
Shorten off to Europe on first official visit
Mark Kenny Bill Shorten was due to arrive in Europe overnight for a week-long series of briefings with senior officials and political figures.
Joe Hockey sets unprecedented debt limit for his own department
Mark Kenny Treasurer Joe Hockey has set his own debt limit, quietly giving his department unprecedented permission to borrow up to half a trillion dollars to meet government commitments.
Probe into asylum seeker burns claim stalls
Mark Kenny and Michael Bachelard Claims that the Australian navy deliberately burned the hands of asylum seekers intercepted at sea may never be conclusively disproved, with an Indonesian investigation stalling and the Australian...
Claims navy assaulted asylum seekers may not get clear verdict
Mark Kenny, Michael Bachelard Claims the navy deliberately burnt the hands of asylum seekers intercepted at sea may never be conclusively disproved, with an Indonesian investigation stalling and the Australian government refusing...
Tony Abbott to chase big business over tax lurks
Mark Kenny, Gareth Hutchens and Georgia Wilkins Prime Minister Tony Abbott has fired a shot across the bow of big business, saying Australia will use its leadership of this year's G20 meeting to push for a co-ordinated international crackdown on...
Tony Abbott attacks corporations' avoidance of tax by global profit shifting
Mark Kenny and Gareth Hutchens Tony Abbott has fired a shot across the bow of big business flagging that Australia will use its leadership of this year's G20 meeting to push for a co-ordinated international crackdown on tax...
Secrecy on boat policy leaves navy vulnerable
Mark Kenny On the two-way street of official secrecy, the government has learned, it is dark in both directions.
Bill Shorten says Tony Abbott is hiding plans for big cuts from Griffith voters
Mark Kenny Labor leader Bill Shorten has promised to be positive and has called on his frontbench to present the ALP as the party of ideas against a government he says is already running out of policy options.
Tony Abbott uses global stage to take a swipe at Labor over financial crisis
Mark Kenny Prime Minister Tony Abbott has used his contribution to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to criticise Labor's stimulus spending during the global financial crisis while also calling on...
Abbott uses world forum to condemn Labor's GFC response
Mark Kenny PM uses his contribution to the World Economic Forum to also call on US to tread carefully as it tapers down its own stimulus measures.
Tony Abbott warns Indonesia on borders
Mark Kenny Canberra's fractious relationship with Jakarta faces new strains after Prime Minister Tony Abbott re-affirmed Australia's intention to stop the flow of asylum seeker boats, irrespective of Indonesian...
PM prods Indonesia over boat turnbacks
Mark Kenny, Michael Bachelard Canberra's fractious relationship with Jakarta faces new strains after Tony Abbott bluntly reaffirmed Australia's intention to stop the flow of asylum seeker boats, prompting an immediate response...
PM Tony Abbott shouldn't be playing the challenger's game
Mark Kenny For those of us doing relaxing summery things like watching tennis, the return of national politics may feel a tad premature.
Tony Abbott, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard: a year of frantic politics
Mark Kenny The same December night General Motors signed the death warrant of Holden, one of Tony Abbott's most senior ministers went looking for love.
Hockey slashes spending
Mark Kenny and Gareth Hutchens The Abbott government has slashed spending and warned of serious pain to come as it tries to stop national debt soaring past $650 billion within a decade.
Joe Hockey swings the axe
Mark Kenny, Gareth Hutchens A rapidly deteriorating budget has forced the Abbott government to order massive spending cuts, with the National Disability Insurance Scheme now in the crosshairs.
Analysis
Danger of Joe Hockey drawing lines in the sand
Mark Kenny Sand is not a permanent medium at the best of times and if you believe Joe Hockey, these are anything but those. But that has not stopped him drawing lines in it.
Mid-year economic outlook projects $123 billion worth of deficits over four years
Mark Kenny, Gareth Hutchens, Judith Ireland Joe Hockey has abandoned the federal government's commitment to achieve a budget surplus by 2016/17 arguing it would never have been achieved because spending was racing out of control.
