Mark Kenny is an Australian journalist. He was the national affairs editor for ''

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'' and the ''

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'', and is now a Professor at the Australian Studies Institute at the

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Career and personal life

Kenny is a correspondent for

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, and formerly worked for ABC, for the '' Advertiser'' as the national political editor, and was the national affairs editor for ''

'' and the ''

''. He is director of Canberra's

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, and regular commentator on the ABC's ''Insiders'' program. Kenny is the cousin of political commentator and

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presenter

Chris Kenny Chris Kenny (born 28 September 1962) is an Australian conservative political commentator, author and former political adviser. He is a columnist for ''The Australian'' newspaper as well as the host of a weeknight current affairs program, ''Th ...

. While working as a senior political corrrespondent, Kenny has covered bilateral talks inside the White House, 10 Downing Street, Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, the German Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt), the Japanese Prime Minister’s Residence (The Kantei), The Vatican, and many others. He has also covered summits including annual APEC and G20 meetings, G8, ASEAN and East Asia Summit, NATO, and the Copenhagen climate talks in 2009. In December 2018, it was announced that Kenny was taking up a position of senior fellow at the Australian Studies Institute at the

on the strength of his media output. Kenny was promoted to Professor in February 2020. His recent publications include the chapter, 'Coarse and Effect: Normalised anger online as an essential precondition to violence' in the ANU Press book: 'Rethinking Social Media and Extremism'. Kenny currently hosts the

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"Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny".

Political views

Kenny is a republican, who describes

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meetings as "quaint". He advocated for marriage equality.

Research Interests

Kenny's research interests include national politics, comparative studies, democracy, and the rise of populism.

References

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