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.
MYEFO budget update: Big fines aim to stop fraud in aged care
Mark Kenny Canberra will bring in huge new fines to curb a growing trend of incorrect, and deliberately crooked, claims on government funding in the aged care sector by dodgy providers.
MYEFO budget update: Budget deficit projected to reach $37.4 billion in 2015-16
Mark Kenny and James Massola The federal budget deficit will blow out by another $26.1 billion over four years, according to the mid-year economic update, while growth forecasts have also been downgraded over the same period.
Budget update: Iron ore retreat, flat wages to deepen deficit
Mark Kenny and Peter Martin Steeply falling iron-ore prices, flat wages, and sub-trend economic growth have hit the federal budget hard meaning all of the extra spending since May will simply worsen the bottom line to...
Ian Macfarlane in political wilderness after LNP rejects his bid to join Nationals
Mark Kenny, Chief Political Correspondent As far as political gambles go, this was a big one, and it went seriously wrong.
John Bannon: a quiet giant of politics
Mark Kenny, Chief Political Correspondent Even now when I'm grinding out the kilometres in Canberra, I often rely on something John Bannon once confided about distance training.
COAG meeting: Tax reform deadline set for March as terror laws tightened
Mark Kenny, Matt Wade, Judith Ireland. State and commonwealth governments have set an ambitious March deadline for nailing down elusive tax and revenue changes aimed at reducing taxes overall, while increasing revenue for health services...
COAG: Death and taxes, and an expanding security state
Mark Kenny This is broad consultation, Malcolm style – politics as the art of the positive.
Plan for terrorists: reform or stay locked up
David Wroe and Mark Kenny Convicted terrorists would be treated like paedophiles and kept behind bars even after their sentences have expired under a bold plan to be put before federal and state governments on Friday.
GST rise still on table after Scott Morrison meets state treasurers
Mark Kenny, James Massola, Matt Wade Tax reform that could result in the states regaining a dedicated share of income tax for the first time since the 1940s appears possible after federal and state treasurers met on Thursday.
Tony Abbott: I would have won the next election
Mark Kenny Tony Abbott has declared he would have led the Coalition to a victory at the next election, while flagging he intends to stay around in Parliament.
Mr Hockey goes to Washington: Top posting a curious reward for political flame-out
Mark Kenny Ever noticed how the loudest advocates of free enterprise and the private sector, are also the most reluctant to leave the public sector? How those politicians who lecture us daily on the evils...
Joe Hockey to be appointed ambassador to US
Mark Kenny Dumped federal treasurer Joe Hockey is to be announced as Australia's new ambassador to Washington on Tuesday.
Ideas boom: Malcolm Turnbull switches to forward-looking formula
Mark Kenny In a rapidly changing world, only the fleet of foot can prosper. That is Malcolm Turnbull's message.
Ideas boom: Malcolm Turnbull admits some policies in $1.1b innovation plan could fail
Mark Kenny and Peter Martin Aligning scientific research and business, and encouraging risk-taking are the key elements of the "ideas boom".
Charging the negative particles: Malcolm Turnbull positions himself as the evangelist of change
Mark Kenny Malcolm Turnbull has gone about unpicking the bloody-minded short-sightedness of the Tony Abbott-Joe Hockey years.
Innovation nation: Turnbull puts money where his mouth has been
Mark Kenny Chief political Correspondent, Gareth Hutchens New business ventures will be given exemptions from capital gains tax if sold after being held for more than three years as part of changes to tax arrangements to be unveiled on Monday.
Liberals round on Ian Macfarlane as Coalition unity strains
Mark Kenny Angry Liberals have piled onto former minister Ian Macfarlane who rocked the government on Thursday by defecting to the Nationals in the hope of reviving his cabinet career.
ANALYSIS
Surprisingly messy end to a messy year
Mark Kenny, Chief Poltical Correspondent Clive Palmer was absent and Joe Hockey wasn't there at all, while Tory warhorses like Bronwyn Bishop, Tony Abbott, and Kevin Andrews were all languishing on the back bench.
Defection dogs scrappy end to Malcolm Turnbull's stellar year
Mark Kenny Chief Poltical Correspondent Malcolm Turnbull's leadership has been rocked by a defection from the Liberals to the Nationals on a chaotic final sitting day in Canberra, in which the opposition again pushed for the scalp of...
Mal Brough hangs by a thread as Malcolm Turnbull faces first character test as PM
Mark Kenny, Chief Political Correspondent Malcolm Turnbull's 11-week-old prime ministership is facing a serious character test heading into the final day of Parliament for the year, with one of his hand-picked ministers hanging by a thread...
