Mark Kenny

Mark Kenny
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Mark Kenny is the national affairs editor for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based at Parliament House

Same sex, same problem: Turnbull fails to resolve crisis

ANALYSIS

It was the special party room meeting called to fix the Prime Minister's "special" problem.

Either way, there is no prospect of moving directly to a free vote in Parliament.

Resignation the honourable course of action for MPs afraid of debate

ANALYSIS

Nobody's saying how you have to vote, but if you refuse to even discuss it, you should probably resign.

Men cover their faces with rainbow flags during a gay pride parade in Bucharest, Romania.

Liberal MPs pushing for gay marriage have voters on their side

EXCLUSIVE

Liberal MPs pushing for a free vote on marriage equality will go into a special party room meeting armed with the authority of their own constituents, who overwhelmingly believe it is the job of politicians to decide on the reform.

Bill Shorten's real purchase is the sense people have that they are going backwards.

Beware the neglected, vulnerable worker

ANALYSIS

It stands to reason that in the absence of convincing solutions to persistent problems, unhappy voters will seek alternatives, and look for someone to blame.

Dean Smith (front left) and Tony Abbott listen to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a Liberal party room meeting in ...

The Liberal marriage deal to avert an ugly divorce

ANALYSIS

A deal to resolve the Coalition's internal split over marriage reform looks like the most likely outcome from Monday's special policy meeting. Here's how it could plan out.