Binoy Kampmark looks behind United States President Donald Trump’s controversial announcement on resuming nuclear testing, including the internal push for the US to modernise its nuclear arsenal.
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In an attempt to seize a share of a market dominated by China, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has placed Australia’s rare earths and critical minerals at the disposal of United States strategic and war interests. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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The International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion is the first to be handed down after the ceasefire centred on the straining 20-point peace plan of United States President Donald Trump, reports Binoy Kampmark.
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Israel’s illegal interception and detention of activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters on route to Gaza to break the Israeli-imposed blockade was a violent affair, reports Binoy Kampmark.
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Politicians have long been made aware of a deep rot in higher education, but seem shocked when evidence shows how universities in Australia are governed. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Anthony Albanese’s government is pushing bilateral security treaties with Pacific Island states as a matter of urgency, in a bid to shut China out. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz declared that the “gates of hell are being unlocked in Gaza City” as it demolishes one of the last parts that has infrastructure. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Binoy Kampmark writes that even the conservative think tank Strategic Analysis Australia is questioning the AUKUS deal. Meanwhile, Australia is being asked by the United States to do more for its “defence”.
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Binoy Kampmark reports on the targeting of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues, who were assassinated in a drone attacks by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza City.
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The International Court of Justice has handed down an advisory opinion that for countries still reaping the rewards of fossil fuel exploration, production and consumption, is bound to be of concern. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Israeli human rights group B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights — Israel have issued new reports stating that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Prohibited from broadcasting in the United States, the Voice of America always promoted the US as a virtuous brand of democratic good living in the face of tyrants — usually the political left. Binoy Kampmark reports on its silencing.