Mark Kenny
Mark Kenny is Fairfax Media's chief political correspondent. A director of the National Press Club, he regularly appears on the ABC's Insiders, Sky News Agenda, and Ten's Meet the Press. He has reported from Canberra under three prime ministers and several opposition leaders.
Canberra pressured to offer more protection
Mark Kenny Political pressure is building on Canberra to do even more to shield an industry central to the Australian economic and social story but which is clearly on its knees.
Taxing matters as GST takes centre stage again
Mark Kenny Hypersensitivity over the GST dates back to Howard and Costello.
Too soon for savings detail but Hockey fine to offer a feeling
Mark Kenny, Peter Martin Declining to rule out harsh savings such as reducing the childcare rebate, Joe Hockey says further tax cuts would have to wait until the budget was repaired under a future Coalition government.
GST may be the answer to balancing the books
Mark Kenny Politician after politician has squibbed it, making florid gestures but avoiding serious discussion of the goods and services tax.
Hockey plays it cool on chances of any tax cuts
Mark Kenny, Peter Martin Further tax cuts would have to wait until the budget was repaired under a future Coalition government.
Wong lashes out at Christian lobby
Mark Kenny A virtual war over gay marriage has broken out between key Labor government figures and a powerful Christian lobby group.
Wong accuses Christian group of gay 'bigotry'
Mark Kenny A war of words over gay marriage has broken out between Labor government figures and a powerful Christian lobby group whose support has long been regarded as necessary to winning elections.
Voters support axing 'middle-class welfare'
Mark Kenny It seems even Australia's politically virtuous ''working families'' are over being bought off.
Gillard's budget boost
Mark Kenny Julia Gillard has arrested a three-month decline in her standing with voters, to be back level with Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister, although Labor would still be beaten if an election were...
PM shows a gain from budget pain
Mark Kenny Julia Gillard has arrested a three-month decline in her standing with voters to be back level with Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister, although Labor would still be defeated if an election were...
GST may be up for review as Abbott view impresses
Mark Kenny Tony Abbott has revealed the goods and services tax could be included in a full review of the tax system if the Coalition is elected, raising the prospect of the 10 per cent rate being raised, or the...
Abbott: GST is back on the table
Mark Kenny Tony Abbott has revealed the goods and services tax could be included in a full review of the tax system if the Coalition is elected, raising the prospect the 10 per cent rate could be lifted or the...
Abbott to keep carbon compo
Mark Kenny Tony Abbott has pledged to honour Julia Gillard's tax cuts, pension increases and payments to households compensating for the carbon price - despite dumping the carbon price itself - if elected.
Abbott pledges 'no nasty surprises, no lame excuses'
Mark Kenny Tony Abbott has pledged to honour Julia Gillard's tax cuts, pension rises and family payments granted to households as compensation for the carbon price, despite dumping the carbon price itself, if...
Labor sets a booby-trap as it heads for the door
Mark Kenny Gillard and Swan have tried to use this budget to make it as hard as possible for Abbott to enjoy a clean run to the election.
$100b to protect reforms
Mark Kenny Almost $100 billion in expenditure on education and disability insurance to be locked in.
Swan's plan to get back to black
Mark Kenny Wayne Swan will lay out a plan next Tuesday to drive the federal budget back into the black within four years, defying economists' predictions of deficits as far as the eye can see.
Swan talks up future surplus
Mark Kenny Wayne Swan has vowed to return the federal budget to surplus within four years, with his government poised to announce further deep cuts to spending.
Abbott plays smart but timid politics on IR
Mark Kenny Like a man running along the wrong side of the river, Tony Abbott needed to cross the industrial relations bridge at some point on his journey to election 2013, yet his reluctance has been all too...
Greens press for immediate gay marriage vote
Mark Kenny Tony Abbott will come under renewed pressure to grant Coalition MPs a free hand on same-sex marriage with the Greens set to force a vote next month on marriage equality.
