Mark Kenny

How has the preferential voting system masked the decline of the major parties and why is the decline worse for the Liberals and Nationals? 🗳️

#AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️ @shaunratcliff.bsky.social @marijataflaga.bsky.social @markgkenny.bsky.social 👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

I’m sorry. We don’t have control over that. He was not in Canberra but at his home. We do try.

Democracy Sausage: Realignment of Australian Politics Social and political data scientist, Shaun Ratcliff joins Democracy Sausage to discuss new polling on the realignment of the Australian political landscape.

I spoke to Marija Taflaga and @markgkenny.bsky.social on ANU's Democracy Sausage podcast about our polling and what it means for Australian politics

Listen here:

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More crash than crash-through. Ley adrift amid conservative chaos while Littleproud shoots his other foot

Excellent point.

With special bonus typo!

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#ICYMI #DemocracySausage🎙️ Political scientist @jillesheppard.bsky.social joins @marijataflaga.bsky.social @markgkenny.bsky.social to discuss the politicisation of a tragedy and the deep divisions within the federal coalition and conservative parties in Australia.

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"Australia has been shortchanged by its major party politicians who have failed to act in unison and who have ultimately breached their promise to serve nation and community first."

📰 #AUViews Read Now ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social.

Trump’s new impunity in America’s backyard along with his grating contempt for Europe/NATO is sweet music in Moscow. Where does it leave Australia? @anuausi.bsky.social

Dogmatic ambivalence

When hyperbole is the norm, should we be surprised that our politics has become less substantive?

#AUViews Read Now ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social.

From ‘very fine’ to ‘absolutely perfect’. How endemic exaggeration is diluting our comms and who benefits. @anuausi.bsky.social

Spectacular shot. Passed through there myself just 2 days ago Robbie

Yes. We can’t know. I suspect the breadth and toxicity of openly antisemitic behaviour would be lower but the terror attacks themselves?

Nice.

After Bondi Massacre, a Moment of Unity. Then, Bitter Partisanship.

Spoke to The NYT about the cynical trajectory of politics and positioning amid genuine tragedy. @ANUausi
After Bondi Massacre, a Moment of Unity. Then, Bitter Partisanship. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/w...

Ten years since the conservative campaign to kill section 18C. Remember?

Thank you Rob. 🙏

Guns, violence and hate-speech.

Earthquake: the election that shook Australia by Niki Savva

"It became clear that 'Team Dutton' was running on little more than bloke-energy, an unaffordable nuclear policy and, crazily, higher taxes."

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@markgkenny.bsky.social via The Conversation Australia + NZ.

Niki Savva’s Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia It became clear that “Team Dutton” was running on little more than bloke-energy, an unaffordable nuclear policy and, crazily, higher taxes.

OPINION @markgkenny.bsky.social “Niki Savva charts the journey to an election result that caught everyone by surprise. But ‘Earthquake’ is also a journey to the dead heart of the centre-right’s #Trump -addled identity crisis.” @albomp.bsky.social faces knotty challenges? #democracy flip.it/swGqOj

Parliamentary perks, quirks and jerks.

Unspeakable violence against girls and women meets global silence Australia has just introduced a world-leading sanctions regime against the Taliban, an important but insufficient step as the world turns away.

Afghanistan has become a new South Africa and nobody cares! Crucial piece here. Australia’s position is better than most but…
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@markgkenny.bsky.social on the Albanese's govt's failure to act beyond election promises:

"We have distortions in the property market getting worse... but we're not going to address negative gearing & capital gains tax concessions.
We're going to talk about immigration." #HousingCrisis #auspol

Albanese is riding high right now. That means the hits are just around the corner Most political demises stem from this kind of arrogance.

‘In a telling irony, a report about transparency had been denied transparency. That the government felt relaxed about such obvious secrecy and then about retaining what are clearly flawed processes, is a bad sign.‘ - ⁦ @markgkenny.bsky.social www.canberratimes.com.au/story/912810...

#AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️@frankbongiorno.bsky.social joins @marijataflaga.bsky.social & @markgkenny.bsky.social to discuss the year that was, a landslide federal election victory, the rise of Teal and independent politicians and the split in the conservative Coalition.

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YouTube video by Mothership Taiwanese ambassador to Finland rocks the stage with his metal band at Formosa Finland Fest

#Taiwan’s representative in #Finland has just performed on stage in a bit of metal diplomacy. Apparently his wife was on bass. All other diplomats watch and learn. ;-)

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Australia’s mystifying each-way bet on social harm