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Tonight was a very bad night.

The latest issue of the Australian Army Journal arrived in the mail yesterday. I contributed a paper to this edition on considerations for safely scaling swarms in military operations. You can freely access and read the paper here: researchcentre.army.gov.au/library/aust...

An era calling for courage over caution

How did Whitlam's government profoundly change Australia in less than three years despite being shambolic and scandal-prone? #AUListen #DemocracySausage The vista of the new 🎙️Troy Bramston @markgkenny.bsky.social @marijataflaga.bsky.social Listen Now ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra....

“Liberals are slow to twig that the Nationals are doing the same to them, forcing them into positions that threaten no rural-regional seats but cause electoral carnage in the cities”. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/910550...

It is time to stop referring to the National Party as the “junior partner” in the Coalition. Considering the Voice and now where the Libs are heading on net-zero by 2050, it is clear who is in charge. #auspol

#AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️ Jason Koutsoukis joins @markgkenny.bsky.social and @marijataflaga.bsky.social to examine Barnaby Joyce's political future and asks whether One Nation is really a viable option for the former Nationals leader. Listen Now 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra....

Just right.

Could One Nation suddenly do better with an articulate, leader? Some may be considering this very question.

How has Australia's recognition of Palestine exposed an 'iceberg adrift' in our society? #ICYMI Tune in to the latest episode of #DemocracySausage: Two years after October 7 🎙️Dr Bob Bowker & Professor @markgkenny.bsky.social #AUListen 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

Australias foreign policy is decided in Canberra, not Washington. To say these words at this time in that precise place was significant.

#AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️ Columnist Dr Jenna Price & economist Prof Sinclair Davidson join Dr @marijataflaga.bsky.social & Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social to dissect the crisis engulfing Australia's university sector and ask whether it can be fixed before it's too late. Listen Now 👉 bit.ly/3ItV85C

#AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️ Historian @frankbongiorno.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to dissect the Liberal Party's existential crisis and asks whether Australia's 'natural party of government' is heading for collapse. 🎧 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/latest-....

What do we want? An uninterrupted, uniquely Australian and historically significant stream of literary consciousness. When do we want it? Now. Protest against the closure of Meanjin. 9am, MUP Swanston St.

📣We are pleased to share that our Director, Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social, has been appointed the inaugural Australia in China Fellow.👏 Mark will visit China later this year to deliver public lectures and participate in academic & cultural exchange activities. 👉 fasic.org.au/Newsite/inde....

I tossed around various headline ideas for this piece, ie: “No raucous in this caucus” or “All quiet in the ambition factory”. Who would have thought the largest ever Labor backbench would turn out to have its smallest voice.

"Recent controversies suggest a government committing only to what it must while facing almost no internal pressure to aim higher or act faster." #AUViews Read Now ausi.anu.edu.au/news/opinion... by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social.

+ listen to this cogent conversation between @markgkenny.bsky.social & @richarddenniss.bsky.social reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...

Just in time for your commute home! @richarddenniss.bsky.social and @markgkenny.bsky.social dig into the relationship between policy, evidence and politics in the latest episode of Democracy Sausage.

Absolutely 👍. Loads pithy political home-truths voters need to hear: eg: 21min - MK on 'post office honesty'; RD: 'don't want to wait 10y to read (polies) autobio to discover (they) agreed with me all along'. @richarddenniss.bsky.social @markgkenny.bsky.social reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...

Because obviously the most significant aspect of this story is whatever utterly predictable commentary is offered by the Israeli ambassador.

Srsly what would 400 scholars of genocide and Holocaust studies know about genocide

#ICYMI On the latest #DemocracySausage ep🎙️Professor John Blaxland joins @markgkenny.bsky.social and @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss the tone in new parliament, the US-Australia relationship and AUKUS. #AUListen 🎧 bit.ly/40wZ1MV.

I concur.

On the latest #DemocracySausage ep🎙️historian @frankbongiorno.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social & @marijataflaga.bsky.social to unpack the current political environment and discuss how you cannot stand still in response to uncertainty. #auspol #AUListen 🎧 bit.ly/3THTz5Z.

A straightforward recitation of the Trump administration sounds completely deranged and implausible. Australian journalist Mark Kenny bsky.app/profile/mark...

"My prediction is that #AUKUS will be one of the *great* defence debacles, in terms of cost blowouts, and so-called deliverables. And strategic risks: it's meant to deliver security, but potentially makes Australian bases targets in a war." @markgkenny.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/p...

What happened at the 2025 election? When did the race turn in Labor's favour, and what do the results mean for Australian politics in the future? Recently, I had the pleasure of joining Marija Taflaga and @markgkenny.bsky.social to answers these questions, and more ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

A new study in the Lancet says the closure of USAID could lead to the premature deaths of more than 14 million people in less than five years, including 4.5 million children under the age of 5. Donald Trump chose this. www.theguardian.com/...

"In this, the age of impunity, Sir Major invites us to consider whether we are different from Trump's Americans or merely distant." #AUViews bit.ly/4nBkKNo by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social.

Excellent piece this. What a tragedy.

"We need to put #AUKUS to a parliamentary inquiry - subject it to some democratic scrutiny. ...the Albanese govt has the political space to do it, and it would allow us to rebalance our relationship with the US." @emmashortis.bsky.social & @markgkenny.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...

My 95 year old mother hated Dutton and Morrison even though she is a conservative but googled Ley’s press club speech and was quite impressed.

My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the US in 1957 had seen the Sputnik satellite overhead & said "Nah, we'll leave space to the Soviets". Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2

"Whether this was always his plan - a cunning strategic manoeuvre by Trump and his military advisers - or if it merely turned out like this, almost doesn't matter. A deep thinker Trump is not." #AUViews bit.ly/4elsMWJ by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social.

#AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️The ABC’s Chief Election Analyst Emeritus @antonygreenelec.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social and @marijataflaga.bsky.social to talk elections past, present and future. How does this recent one compare to ones in the past? 🤔 🎧Listen Now bit.ly/3GfSr6t

Australia's enduring love affair with the US is at a critical point #AUViews Read Now bit.ly/44erOac by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social.

Orange balloon

“War itself is, of course, a form of madness. It’s hardly a civilized pursuit. It’s amazing how we spend so much time inventing devices to kill each other and so little time working on how to achieve peace.” – Walter Cronkite

“I want to thank everybody and, in particular, God, I wanna just say, we love you God…” What? Woefully amateurish

I remember that time.

Amid the unpredictability of the current economic environment, how can Australia benefit from global change? #AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️ Treasurer @jimchalmers.bsky.social joins @markgkenny.bsky.social to talk about how to best position Australia’s economy for the future. 🎧 bit.ly/45pJZMh.

#AUViews "Americans might have ceded government to corrupt oligarchs with the fluid morals of TV scriptwriters, but Australians still believe in sound government." 📰 bit.ly/4lcK4Yl by @markgkenny.bsky.social via @canberratimes.bsky.social.