The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent have issued a warning about the world closing a moral red line — the autonomous targeting of humans by machines. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Pine Gap, known as the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap, is a prickly reminder that Australia remains annexed to the security interests of the United States, given the largely US-operated effort in Alice Springs, Central Australia. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was fated by the prime minister, who wants to grow Australia’s export of uranium, despite India not being a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Of the three countries involved in AUKUS, Australia has been the only one to be indifferent to the need for an inquiry into its merits, argues Binoy Kampmark.
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The Israeli Knesset passed a law that expands the use of the death penalty for offences it deems to be of a terrorist nature. Binoy Kampmark reports it is the start of a series of measures signalling Israel’s intention to further limit Palestinian resistance.
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The war in Iran has unleashed a surge in humanitarian need, a global economic shock and a systemic risk to global food production, particularly in import-dependent regions across Africa and South Asia. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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The closure of virtually all commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz because of the Iran war is vital affecting oil and gas supplies, as well as fertilisers, which play an important role in feeding people globally. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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The Queensland Liberal National government has decided to deal with an alleged antisemitic problem by introducing new laws outlawing certain phrases and prohibiting symbols that “might reasonably” cause someone to “feel menaced, harassed or offended”. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Opposition to Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit is growing by the day. Australia has obligations to investigate credible allegations of serious international crimes by Herzog. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Former Coalition Prime Minister Scott Morrison was in good company as one of various politicians of the right (and far right) hue invited by Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, ostensibly to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, was always problematic, given US complicity in Israel’s genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Oil executives are jumping at the opportunity United States President Donald Trump is providing for them to not only steal Venezuelan oil but to shake up the “legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place”. Binoy Kampmark reports.