Australia’s Hermit Nation Strategy Unravels
Australia, like other island states, has had spells of isolationist fancy and hermit dispositions. Protected by geography, distant and vast, the country’s first bit of […]
Articles by Dr Binoy Kampmark
Sydney Mockdown: The Delta Variant Strikes
“Dear customers, if you are standing there reading this sign you are part of the problem. STAY THE FUCK HOME! Best, Sydney.” (Note on store […]
Protecting Eden: Pornography and Age Verification Down Under
Sex on the screen and on the page has often incurred the wrath of Australian censors. Over the years, the opaquely functioning Office of Film […]
The US Appeals the Assange Ruling
It took over half a year, but the US government’s case against Julian Assange continues its draining grind. Even the Biden administration, which claims to […]
Secrecy and Calamity in Australia’s Vaccine Rollout
With a lamentable, even disgraceful vaccination rate, confusion over how best to deal with the AstraZeneca supply, vague promises about the arrival of other COVID-19 […]
Thordarson’s Fabrications: Another Hole in the Julian Assange Prosecution
The tyrannical, brutal cynicism of keeping Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison remains one of the more inglorious marks of the British legal system and, it […]
Leaving Bagram Airbase: The Day the US Imperium Turned Tail
From the Bagram Airbase they left, leaving behind a piece of the New York World Trade Centre that collapsed with such graphic horror on September […]
The Known Knowns of Donald Rumsfeld
“On the morning of September 11, 2001, Donald Rumsfeld ran to the fire at the Pentagon to assist the wounded and ensure the safety of […]
Clinching in the Breach: Matt Hancock Resigns
From his secure fortress of contented spite, Dominic Cummings, exiled from the power he once wielded at Number 10 as one of the chosen, must […]
Let the Vandalism Begin: Adani Strikes Coal
He began on RN Breakfast by claiming that he, and his company, would be open and transparent about mining operations. But Lucas Dow, chief executive […]
The Insurgency Against Big Oil
While Australian politicians languish in a world blotched by climate change scepticism and fossil fuel love-ins, global oil and gas companies have been shaken. Three […]
The Great Barrier Reef Wars
To float over such an aqueous body is to find a majestic creature unparalleled in beauty and expanse, stretching at 2,300km. There are other stunning […]
The Conviction and Sentencing of Witness K
After tormenting the man for years, it became clear that the Australian authorities were willing to, for want of a better word, compromise. The more […]
Wither Encryption: What Operation Trojan Shield Reveals
My, were they delighted. Politicians across several international jurisdictions beamed with pride that police and security forces had gotten one up on criminals spanning the […]
Publicity and Exploitation: Fortress Australia and the Family from Biloela
Australian officials and paper mad types are running out of ideas as to how to be cruel towards refugees. We need to give them some […]