Mark Kenny

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.

Gillard's diplomatic triumphs have come all too late

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Mark Kenny The PM didn't relish a foreign affairs role, but she has excelled as a stateswoman.

PM solved Rubik's Cube of diplomacy but won't get credit

Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited Chenjinglun High School in Beijing.

Mark Kenny It has been said before that if it weren't for bad luck, Julia Gillard would probably have no luck at all.

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Back from the brink

Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.

Mark Kenny Prime Minister Julia Gillard faces an uphill battle rebuilding her party's shattered brand after Labor's crippling leadership crisis ended in farce on Thursday with a party-room spill devoid of a...

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Blunder after blunder sets Swan up for attack

Treasurer Wayne Swan

Mark Kenny Julia Gillard's political troubles went from bad to worse on Thursday as her chief economic salesman first fluffed his lines on possible income tax rises and then quoted the wrong jobless number in...

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