Kristina Keneally
Kristina Keneally is a former premier of NSW. She is the host of To the Point on Sky News and the Director of Gender Inclusion at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management. She serves as patron of the Stillbirth Foundation Australia, director of Souths Cares, and an ambassador for Opportunity International Australia.
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Catholicism has done more harm to Australia than Islam. Where's the outrage?Every Muslim who speaks out is expected to own, explain and condemn any act carried out by Muslims worldwide. The same doesn’t apply to Catholics
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Housing affordability? Scott Morrison's solution leaves us with more questions than answersCan social impact investing help the federal government deliver new stock of affordable housing for low- and middle-income families?
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Sound and fury: Macbeth, Prince Malcolm, and our unfolding political tragedyMacbeth’s lament about sound and fury is relevant to Malcolm Turnbull - the Scottish king utters it when he realises his demise is near
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Is Malcolm Turnbull's priority really just keeping the lights on?It seems Turnbull is basing his core political agenda for 2017 on a rare weather event. It’s a textbook definition of being buffeted by events rather than shaping them
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Malcolm Turnbull, stop the mealy-mouthed platitudes and stand up for our valuesThe job of a leader is to understand people’s fears and to respond with assurance and conviction. This is not what we are getting from our PM
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I have no advice for Gladys Berejiklian but I do have some for the mediaGladys Berejiklian is an experienced political operator. She doesn’t need my advice just because I’m a woman who has done the job before
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When it comes to ordination, Pope Francis is still a puppet of the churchBy refusing the ordination of women and gay priests, Francis is limiting his own legacy despite his declaration that ‘God is not afraid of new things’
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Stick it on the fridge: your form guide for political 'progress' 2017Amid all the back-slapping and cheer about the Turnbull government’s legislative ‘wins’ last week, there were plenty of policies left ... undone
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Now Mike Baird is banning P-platers from using map apps? Big mistakeImposing restrictions on young people is nothing new for the Baird government. But outlawing young drivers from using map apps could have dangerous unintended consequences
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Are we waiting for a 'real Malcolm' moment? I'm not holding my breathCan you name one issue Malcolm Turnbull is passionate about that is acting on now he is prime minister? Nope, nope, nope.
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Who’s to blame for America’s first megalomaniac, celebrity president?There are plenty of people and institutions to blame for the election of Donald Trump. But voters are not among them
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Australia's guide to the US election: everything you need to knowUS-born Guardian Australia columnist Kristina Keneally on red, blue and – yes – purple states, how the electoral college works, and when we’ll find out who’s won
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Unlike Julia Gillard, Hillary Clinton will inherit an electorate incredibly alive to sexismAustralia didn’t stand up for our first female leader when sexism reared its ugly head. Thanks to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton might avoid the same fate
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The gun control debate shows the Coalition still hasn't worked out how to negotiateI don’t support David Leyonhjelm’s position on gun laws but I do support his right to be dealt with honestly and fairly by the Turnbull government
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Mike Baird, greyhounds, and acrobatics: here’s how you do a political backflipJust like a gymnastic backflip, a political backflip requires a near-perfect execution and landing in order to be successful. But you should do it quickly
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A storm is brewing with the states. And it’s entirely of Turnbull’s makingThe response to the South Australian blackout by Josh Frydenberg and Malcolm Turnbull has created three problems for them in dealing with the states
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Opposition to marriage equality is the last stand against changes to the familyMarriage equality provides Lyle Shelton and others a chance to argue against a contest they’ve already lost when it comes to heterosexual marriage
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Would church leaders support a populist vote on euthanasia or abortion?Many church leaders have been enthusiastic supporters of the marriage equality plebiscite but they should examine the implications of their position
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A show about nothing: how Australian politics became a Seinfeld episodeSometimes it’s hard to shake the feeling Australia is living in a sitcom, complete with rotating cast and an appearance from Bizarro Malcolm
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Donations, Dastyari, and why all MPs need a pair: lessons from the first week of parliamentWhy did Sam Dastyari get a Chinese-linked company to pay his bills? I’d rather try to explain something simpler, like how there are three persons in one in the Holy Trinity
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Malcolm Turnbull, please don't break the nation's heart over marriage equalityJohn Howard defeated the republic referendum by effectively splitting its supporters. Malcolm Turnbull risks doing the same on marriage equality
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Quotas for women: maybe the conservative side of politics is just more misogynistIf Liberal party selection processes are truly merit-based, then white males are superior beings. That’s the only conclusion to be drawn
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Kristina Keneally: what has Malcolm Turnbull got himself into? - Behind the Lines podcastHe’s still going to be prime minister, but Malcolm Turnbull did not get the election result he wanted. So how can he recapture political momentum? Kristina Keneally joins Bridie Jabour and Miles Martignoni and suggests at least one way the PM can stamp his authority on the Coalition again. Plus why we should keep a very close eye on the monthly poll ratings for ‘preferred prime minister’ to find out Turnbull’s fate.
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My 'brave' election prediction. Looking forward to my bottle of Grange, Nick XenophonAs a former NSW premier I should be wary about accepting Grange, but I’ll happily accept if my prediction of a hung parliament turns out to be right
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Shorten fought on policies while Turnbull sat back waiting for the people to elect himMalcolm Turnbull ran an uninspiring and tactically foolish campaign. The Australian federal election result is not yet clear but his leadership is in serious doubt
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Attack ads: do they actually work? – Behind the Lines podcastKristina Keneally joins Gabrielle Jackson and Miles Martignoni to discuss election ads and slogans, and why Scott Morrison could be Australia’s next PM
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Strap yourselves in folks, the attack ads are comingI want many things from this election, but mostly I want everyone to take time out from the scare campaigns and hype and make an informed decision
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Is spending billions more on education a price worth paying? – Behind the Lines podcastLucy Clark joins Gabrielle Jackson and Kristina Keneally to discuss the education policies on offer at this election, why the Gonski funding plan now divides the major parties, and how that debate means some critical questions are being ignored
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Where's Malcolm Turnbull's condemnation of Eddie McGuire?Malcolm Turnbull was quick to condemn the abhorrent views of Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman, and rightly so, but he has so far remained silent on Eddie McGuire
The Resistance Now International Women's Day 2017: protests, activism and a strike – as it happened