Binoy Kampmark

The messiness of the social media ban for those under 16, as part of the Online Safety Act 2021, is becoming more apparent, writes Binoy Kampmark.

A former Australian army rifleman and a senior bureaucrat have revealed the depths to which Labor is prepared to go to revive offshore detention in Nauru. Binoy Kampmark reports.

The Istanbul Criminal Court of Peace has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, defence minister Israel Katz and others. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Australia and Türkiye, neither of which takes climate action seriously, are vying to host the COP31 in 2026 — an event that does more to emit greenhouse gases than resolving to limit them, argues Binoy Kampmark.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.