Parliament House fence is unfortunate but unfortunately we need it
It is an unfortunate reality that the march of security measures tends to move in one direction only.
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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.
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We've fallen from the audacity of hope to the audacity of grope
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