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Chris Kenny
Chris Kevin Kenny (born 28 September 1962) is an Australian conservative political commentator, author and former political adviser. He is a columnist for The Australian newspaper as well as the host of a weeknight current affairs program, The Kenny Report on Sky News Australia.
Chris Kenny was born on 28 September 1962.
He initially studied wildlife and park management in South Australia and worked for the National Parks and Wildlife Service as a fire-spotter and park assistant, before switching his studies to a BA in journalism in 1984.[citation needed]
His first journalism job was at the Murray Pioneer in Renmark. He later worked for the Adelaide newspaper The News, ABC's The 7.30 Report, Channel 10 and Channel 9 in Adelaide. He also wrote columns for The Advertiser, Sunday Mail and The Adelaide Review.[when?][citation needed]
In 2000 he was appointed Director of Strategic Communications for South Australian Liberal Premier John Olsen, before serving as chief of staff to Olsen's successor as premier, Rob Kerin. Kenny was appointed media advisor to foreign minister Alexander Downer in 2002 and became his chief of staff in 2006.
After the defeat of the Howard government in 2007, Kenny worked as a columnist for The Advertiser, as a television reporter for the Adelaide edition of A Current Affair, and as a talkback radio host for 5AA.[citation needed]
In January 2009, Kenny was recruited as chief of staff to then-opposition leader, Malcolm Turnbull. Kenny was Turnbull's chief of staff during the Utegate scandal but has written that he had no contact with Turnbull's mole Godwin Grech, resigning when Turnbull subsequently lost the Liberal leadership to Tony Abbott in 2009. After leaving Turnbull's office, Kenny wrote opinion pieces and analysis for The Australian and ABC's The Drum, and appeared as a commentator on Sky News. In 2010 Kenny was appointed General Manager, External Affairs, for transport giant Asciano, but left at the end of the year to return to media work.
From 2013, Kenny has hosted Viewpoint and Friday Live on Sky News Australia, which are both opinion programs. Friday Live finished on 12 December 2014, replaced by a second weekly edition of Viewpoint. Prior to these formats, Kenny hosted Saturday Agenda.
Chris Kenny
Chris Kevin Kenny (born 28 September 1962) is an Australian conservative political commentator, author and former political adviser. He is a columnist for The Australian newspaper as well as the host of a weeknight current affairs program, The Kenny Report on Sky News Australia.
Chris Kenny was born on 28 September 1962.
He initially studied wildlife and park management in South Australia and worked for the National Parks and Wildlife Service as a fire-spotter and park assistant, before switching his studies to a BA in journalism in 1984.[citation needed]
His first journalism job was at the Murray Pioneer in Renmark. He later worked for the Adelaide newspaper The News, ABC's The 7.30 Report, Channel 10 and Channel 9 in Adelaide. He also wrote columns for The Advertiser, Sunday Mail and The Adelaide Review.[when?][citation needed]
In 2000 he was appointed Director of Strategic Communications for South Australian Liberal Premier John Olsen, before serving as chief of staff to Olsen's successor as premier, Rob Kerin. Kenny was appointed media advisor to foreign minister Alexander Downer in 2002 and became his chief of staff in 2006.
After the defeat of the Howard government in 2007, Kenny worked as a columnist for The Advertiser, as a television reporter for the Adelaide edition of A Current Affair, and as a talkback radio host for 5AA.[citation needed]
In January 2009, Kenny was recruited as chief of staff to then-opposition leader, Malcolm Turnbull. Kenny was Turnbull's chief of staff during the Utegate scandal but has written that he had no contact with Turnbull's mole Godwin Grech, resigning when Turnbull subsequently lost the Liberal leadership to Tony Abbott in 2009. After leaving Turnbull's office, Kenny wrote opinion pieces and analysis for The Australian and ABC's The Drum, and appeared as a commentator on Sky News. In 2010 Kenny was appointed General Manager, External Affairs, for transport giant Asciano, but left at the end of the year to return to media work.
From 2013, Kenny has hosted Viewpoint and Friday Live on Sky News Australia, which are both opinion programs. Friday Live finished on 12 December 2014, replaced by a second weekly edition of Viewpoint. Prior to these formats, Kenny hosted Saturday Agenda.