Mark Kenny (journalist)

Mark Kenny is an Australian journalist. He was the national affairs editor for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald,[1] and is now senior fellow at the Australian Studies Institute at the Australian National University.

Mark Kenny
NationalityAustralian
OccupationJournalist, academic
EmployerAustralian National University

Career and personal life

Kenny is a correspondent for Fairfax Media, and formerly worked for ABC, for the Advertiser as the national political editor, and was the national affairs editor for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. He is director of Canberra's National Press Club, and regular commentator on the ABC's Insiders program.[2] Kenny is the cousin of political commentator and Sky News Live presenter Chris Kenny.[3]

In December 2018 it was announced that Kenny was taking up a position of senior fellow at the Australian Studies Institute at the Australian National University.[4] Kenny has since been appointed a Professor at the Australian Studies Institute on the strength of his media output despite not possessing any form of post-graduate qualification and having an extremely limited publication record.[5]

Kenny currently hosts the podcast "Democracy Sausage".[6]

Political views

Kenny worked for the Labor Party in South Australia.[7] He is a republican, who describes CHOGM meetings as "quaint".[8] He advocates for gay marriage.[9][10]

Kenny describes the period of Australian political history prior to Malcolm Turnbull becoming prime minister as a period of "infantile political inwardness".[11] He characterises Tony Abbott's national security responses to Islamic extremism as "vilifying" Muslims.[12] He describes Turnbull as "the Coalition's best electoral asset".[13]

References
  1. Kenny, Mark (4 December 2017). "Meet the male feminist: Journalist Mark Kenny". BroadAgenda. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "About Us". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. Jeffrey, James (3 March 2015). "Cop the boots". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2016.(subscription required)
  4. "Appointment | Campus Morning Mail". campusmorningmail.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. Manager, Institute; [email protected] (28 February 2020). "AuSI's Mark Kenny promoted to Professor". ANU Australian Studies Institute. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. "Podcasts". Policy Forum. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. Media Watch Dog 14 October 2016 www.theaustralian.com.au
  8. Kenny, Mark (19 November 2015). "Malcolm Turnbull the change agent, here and abroad". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. Kenny, Mark (28 May 2015). "Marriage equality question gives craven Parliament a chance to get it right". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. Kenny, Mark (11 February 2016). "Malcolm Turnbull promised to advance Australia but retreated under fire". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. Kenny, Mark (19 November 2015). "Malcolm Turnbull the change agent, here and abroad". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. Insiders Sunday October 4 Full Program, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 4 October 2015, retrieved 4 June 2020
  13. Malcolm Turnbull struggles against his own benchmark; Mark Kenny; The Sydney Morning Herald; 5 April 2016
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