The Gold Comes Off: A COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney
Australia has various advantages as an island continent. It is monumental and only accessible in the most impractical ways. It is discouragingly far and almost […]
Articles by Dr Binoy Kampmark
Yuletide Lockdowns and Cancelling Christmas
The mind changer in Downing Street has struck again. With UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the helm, changes of direction are compulsive, natural and […]
Brexit, Billionaires and the Little People
Capitalism and patriotism do not share the same stable. When those in the business of accumulating profits suggest a love for flag and country, be […]
UK Parliamentarians, the British Press and Julian Assange
The number of figures extolling the merits of Britain’s Westminster system and how it supposedly embodies a glorious model of democracy are too numerous to […]
Hoarding the Jabs: The Inequalities of Vaccine Distribution
Public health is no excuse to keep business and patriotism at bay. Not a very humanitarian sentiment, but then again, healing the sick and preserving […]
Abuse on the Mainland: Australia’s Medevac Hotel Detentions
Governments that issue press releases about the abuse of human rights tend to avoid close gazes at the mirror. Doing so would be telling. In […]
Julian Assange: Covid Risks and Campaigns for Pardon
Before the January 4 ruling of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in the extradition case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher will continue to endure the […]
Trump Exits Somalia
These are things that might have been done earlier. During the last, flickering days of the Trump administration, activity is being witnessed across countries which […]
Imperfect Releases: Andrew Hastie, War Crimes Reports and Australia in Afghanistan
If one were to get into the head of Australian government MP Andrew Hastie, a security tangle of woe would no doubt await. Having been […]
Jab Me If You Can: How Political Endorsements Defeat Vaccinations
Will they ever learn? When former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton announced that they would publicly take a vaccine against […]
The David McBride Case: Whistleblowing, Afghanistan and Australian War Crimes
Much complaint can be had of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry Report. It exempts political actors of responsibility for alleged atrocities […]
Doctored Indignation: Australia-China Relations
Clay foot diplomacy is all the rage in Canberra, and the Australian government has become a solid practitioner. Having stuck its neck out across continents […]
Why the Cosmic Kite Never Fell: Football and Diego Maradona
In Argentina, beatification and canonisation can happen to living figures. Unlike the officialdom of the Catholic Church, the processes take place in accordance with an […]
Not Adding Up: Australia, Iran and the Release of Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Australia’s ambassadorial offices and political leaders have a consistent record of ignoring their citizens in tight situations. David Hicks, Mamdouh Habib and Julian Assange are […]
Keeping the Empire Running: Britain’s Global Military Footprint
A few nostalgic types still believe that the Union Jack continues to flutter to sighs and reverence over outposts of the world, from the tropics […]