Binoy Kampmark

The recent AUSMIN talks showed up just how fastAustralia is being a client state of the United States, arguesBinoy Kampmark.

There should be greatscepticism aboutthe Japanese govenment plan to disposeof 1.3 million radioactive tonnes of waste water from the failed Fukushima nuclear reactorinto the Pacific. Binoy Kampmark reports.

If ever there was an instance of hideous failing in government policy, the cruel, inept and vicious Robodebt program would have to be one of them. Binoy Kampmark reports.

While concrete details remain patchy,job security is not the only troubling aspect of Premier Peter Malinauskas'decision to mergethe University of Adelaide and UniSA. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Outsourcing its responsibility to protect citizens and shield vulnerable arrivals from harm has become a matter of dark habit for Australian governments. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Daniel Ellsbergrevealed last December thathehadbeen the WikiLeaks “backup”for releasing the documents that were eventually published in 2010. Binoy Kampmark reports on his conversion to whistleblower and support for Julian Assange.

Ben Roberts-Smith

Ben Roberts-Smith was meant to be a poster boy of the regiment that served in Afghanistan. But the recent defamation case cracked the image of a plaster saint, writes Binoy Kampmark.

The transfer of US naval nuclear propulsion technology to Australia under AUKUS would come with its “benefits and risks”, a US Congressional report has noted. Binoy Kampmarkreports.

It is clear that the PMfelt comfortable being excruciatingly accommodating to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is one ofone of India’s most accomplished sectarians. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Given how much ofthe Australian media stable have been unconcerned about the prosecution of publisher Julian Assange, it was poignant to have his wife, Stella, present at the National Press Club. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Forget the working stadia already in place and that Tasmania already plays AFL. No stadium,no team,the AFL said. Tasmanians disagree, as BinoyKampmark reports.

Canberra ishappy to outsource its military and security establishment to Washington’s former mandarins, with many earning a pile in consultancy fees. Binoy Kampmark reports.