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Chris KennyAssociate Editor (National Affairs)

Commentator, author and former political adviser, Chris Kenny hosts The Kenny Report, Monday to Thursday at 5.00pm on Sky News Australia. He takes an unashamedly rationalist approach to national affairs.

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Albanese’s retreat from moral and strategic reality

We could be a formidable diplomatic voice in the Middle East, but under Labor we are not.

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The sun rises over Jerusalem and its landmark Dome of the Rock mosque on June 13, 2025, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement that a military operation was launched against Iran and would

What indulgent Australia could learn from Israel

Labor should stop attempting to portray Israel as a pariah state and instead take note of its strong sense of purpose.

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RAFAH, GAZA - JANUARY 20: Displaced people line up to receive food cooked in large pots and distributed for free during the war near the tents in which they live on January 20, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. Israel increased air raids in the south of the Gaza Strip, where medicines are expected for hostages held by Hamas and humanitarian aid for the Palestinian population. Despite Israel's recent troop drawdown in Gaza and the discussion of postwar plans by an Israeli cabinet minister, the country has continued its intensive bombardment of the Gaza Strip, particularly in the territory's south, as it seeks to destroy Hamas, the Palestinian militant group behind the Oct. 7 attacks. More than 24,000 people have been killed in Gaza in the last three months, according to the territory's health ministry, and most of the population has been displaced.(Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

All the drip-feed ‘news’ that fits Hamas agenda

Hamas has not only successfully infiltrated Gaza but also the Western media, with journalists across the world failing in their duty of fairly reporting Israel’s ongoing war.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

On the ground in Israel, the sense of betrayal is palpable

Rather than amplifying wild claims, the PM should be offering aid expertise and resources.

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(FILES) This handout image released by EYOS Expeditions on January 19, 2024, shows an aerial view of the A23a iceberg in the waters of The Southern Ocean off Antarctica on January 14. The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife breeding ground of South Georgia from being hit by the behemoth, the British Antarctic Survey said on March 4, 2025. (Photo by IAN STRACHAN / EYOS Expeditions / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

The climate science says we’re fooling ourselves

The cost of ‘climate action’ is high. If it did what the zealots pretend, saving our beautiful planet from impending doom, it would be worth the communal sacrifice, but there is no evidence or prospect of any benefit.

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These are immensely challenging times. Increasingly we are picking our way through a hall of mirrors.

Smoke and mirrors: truth goes MIA in a world full of spin and deception

In the age of information, people are becoming isolated in digital silos where beliefs are seldom stress-tested.

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9 May 2025; Peter Dutton reflects as the Liberal Party seeks renewal through its core values. A return to small government, personal responsibility and free enterprise is seen as the path forward. Can the Liberals reconnect with the community and regain lost ground? Sources: iStock and News Corp Australia. Artwork by Frank Ling. Ratio 4:3. For DIGITAL.

Humiliation must send Liberals back to first principles

Australia currently lacks a community-based centre-right party focused on small government, personal responsibility and free enterprise. The Liberal Party has drifted away from its core mission – and is paying the price.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. APRIL 10, 2025: Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change & Energy and Ted O'Brien MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Change & Energy at the National Press Club debate at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

This election is a historic chance to end our energy self-harm

No other country is even attempting our stated aim of running a modern economy on 82 per cent renewables because they know it cannot be done. Yet our pretence goes on.

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Richard Marles and Andrew Hastie. Artwork: Geordie Gray

Desktop warrior Marles vs the real thing in Hastie

One of these men has put his life on the line for his country. Hint: it’s not the Defence Minister.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos - NOVEMBER 28, 2023: Kylea Tink, Sophie Scamps, Allegra Spender, Kate Cheney and other Teal independents hold a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Hard-left teals mask true position as the Claytons of political parties

Aside from deciding whether Labor can remain in government, this election probably matters most for whether it confirms an ongoing place in our body politic for the teals.

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