Winter is coming: politics-as-usual reaching its limits
It is conceivable that within a decade, neither the ALP nor the Liberal-Nationals coalition will exist as dominant electoral forces .
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Mark Kenny
Mark Kenny is the national affairs editor for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based at Parliament House
Is it any wonder politicians are on the nose?
In a barely noticed respite from last week's hyper-partisan squabbling, Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten actually agreed on a couple of things. It is an enduring curiosity that such moments tend to escape attention.
Trump has changed the rules of politics, even in Australia
As the Liberal and Labor bases crumble, the temptation is to chase the strays, writes Mark Kenny
The missing voice in the Sunday penalty rates argument
For all the talk of the seven-day working week, employment for most of us not connected with retail, hospitality, and fast food, has stayed largely within the Monday-to-Friday tramlines. Weekends are our own.
Canberra is full of political delusions, but Turnbull's is the biggest
All eyes will be on the WA state election next Saturday to see how Labor polls.
The key to understanding Turnbull's Tony problem
All of a sudden, Labor went quiet on Friday, right when it was gearing up to hammer Malcolm Turnbull over slashed penalty rates for hospitality and retail workers.
The West's blind support for Israel has done it no favours
Descending east from Jerusalem into the Rift Valley, the landscape turns decidedly hostile, and that's just the start of it.
The dinner party discussion: Who should replace Turnbull?
For most of its life, the Turnbull Coalition government has mysteriously underperformed – like a luxury car with persistent mechanical problems.
Turnbull desperately hoping that history doesn't repeat
An inward-looking America could prove to be a blessing in disguise for Australia
Turnbull's approach leads to some perverse results
The whole double-D drama could have been avoided had the government made the concessions that secured the Australian Building and Construction Commission's passage this week.
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