menu_open Columnists
Kieran Rooney

Kieran Rooney

The Age

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Jess Wilson knows the SRL can’t be stopped. Pretending otherwise is political shenanigans

Jess Wilson knows the SRL can’t be stopped. Pretending otherwise is political shenanigans

Both major parties are ensnared in a conundrum: what to do with a major project that is too big to fail and increasingly expensive to build?

latest 10

The Age

Kieran Rooney

Why Jacinta Allan broke with the PM and the police on gun control

Many Victorians consider it reasonable to cap the number of guns someone should own. But the premier is not willing to take on the people who care...

28.05.2026 40

The Age

Kieran Rooney

In Nepean, one in four voters chose One Nation. Both major parties should be worried

Labor and Liberal types will tell you the Nepean byelection result is a warning sign for their opponents.

03.05.2026 60

The Age

Kieran Rooney

Victoria has a sweet tooth for privatisation. Sweeter than many realise

Despite the regular joke that we live in the Democratic People’s Republic of Victoria, the private sector’s infiltration of public services is...

07.01.2026 40

The Age

Kieran Rooney

Parallels between modern Victoria and the Cain-Kirner era hold lessons for Allan – and Wilson

History is full of patterns, and it’s easy to see the problems of our time in the issues of the 1980s and early 1990s.

01.01.2026 40

The Age

Kieran Rooney

D’oh-mographics: What Millennials want from Labor and the Coalition

Homer Simpson is a Millennial and so am I. So how can Jacinta Allan and Jess Wilson win our votes in 2026?

26.12.2025 40

The Age

Kieran Rooney