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Binoy Kampmark
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne.
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Laboratory Politics: Monoculture Down Under
Saturday, 4 July 2026, 4:21 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Most entertainingly of all, many Australian politicians do not seem to know what monoculture means, mostly due to their failure to understand its inapplicable properties, at least when it comes to human societies. More >>
White Flag Judgments: Palestine Action, Protest And The UK Courts
Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 3:21 pm | Binoy Kampmark
The government of Sir Keir “Human Rights” Starmer was never going to let things stand, nor should not be forgotten that the High Court decision was hardly brimming with praise for the actions of Palestine Action. More >>
Independents Be Wary: The Teals And The Hemlock Of Party Politics
Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 1:15 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Instead of adapting to the arrival of the independents, the government is merely following a policy of gradual extermination: try to starve the funding supply to independents and keep the loot for themselves. More >>
Adding To Failure: Amending Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
Sunday, 28 June 2026, 3:55 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Globally, the desire to hold back youth from perceived corruption, ennui and neuroses at the hands of nasty tech titans is underway. More >>
Ironic Fates: Bolton, Trump And Mishandling Classified Documents
Saturday, 27 June 2026, 3:19 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Trump, currently reigning in a kingdom beyond prosecution, has been splenetic in his attitude to Bolton, whom he accused of using classified information in his unflattering account of the Trump administration in The Room Where It Happened. More >>
Starmer Begone: Another Dud Leaves Number 10
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 2:20 pm | Binoy Kampmark
The fall of Starmer is another reminder about how the political context of popularity and demise has changed. More >>
The Cult Of Banderism: The UPA And Poland-Ukraine Relations
Monday, 22 June 2026, 3:42 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Poland hosts nearly 1 million Ukrainian refugees, currently comprising 2.5% of its population, a demographic jolt to accompany the pre-war presence of some 1.3-1.5 million Ukrainian migrant workers and long-term residents. More >>
Lion’s Den Politics: Pauline Hanson At The National Press Club
Sunday, 21 June 2026, 5:18 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Watch the show unravel when One Nation starts winning seats. To defeat opponents at the ballot box is one thing; being a functional member, something else. That will be a parliament worth watching. More >>
Nasty Fictions: The Global University Ranking System
Friday, 19 June 2026, 7:23 am | Binoy Kampmark
The authors offer various reasons why such rankings are “problematic” More >>
Emulated Silliness: The UK Under-16 Social Media Ban
Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 3:23 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Anathemised and abominated, the digital fora offered by social media also serve as spaces of participation and engagement for the young, so often treated by government authorities as vessels of dangerous immaturity. More >>
Back To Bad Beginnings: The Iran-US Memorandum Of Understanding
Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 2:12 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Iran has confirmed beyond any doubt that it can, when it wishes, close that most important of arterial routes in international trade, the Strait of Hormuz. More >>
Sporting With Steroids: The Enhanced Games Flop In Las Vegas
Sunday, 14 June 2026, 3:20 pm | Binoy Kampmark
There is much cynicism, some of it both pernicious and justified, about sporting bodies and the way athletes are treated in sport. Spectators, however, ultimately wish to see a worthy show, whatever risks are presented to the athlete. More >>
The Elon Musk Cult: Drooling In The SpaceX Bubble
Sunday, 14 June 2026, 5:02 am | Binoy Kampmark
Musk is not just a threat to such simple notions as civic duty but an arid, unforgivable bore who tries so hard to be, well, liked. More >>
The FIFA World Cup: Caught On The Visa Snag
Thursday, 11 June 2026, 1:14 pm | Binoy Kampmark
While citizens from 42 countries can travel to the US on the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), a feature of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the status of some recipients has become hazy. More >>
Beached Arguments: Pete Hegseth, JD Vance And European Immigration
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 2:43 pm | Binoy Kampmark
“Dark forces had swept across Europe. Hitler boasted that his [coastal defensive] Atlantic Wall was impenetrable. But our enemy made a fatal miscalculation: they underestimated the unbreakable will of the American fighting man”. More >>
Investigating The Foolish: The AUKUS Public Inquiry Is Announced
Sunday, 7 June 2026, 5:23 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Of the three countries involved in AUKUS, that most draining, useless and even pernicious of security pacts, Australia has been the only country indifferent, even scoffing, about the need for an inquiry into its merits. Unsurprisingly, both the US and UK ... More >>
Repetitive Folly: Israel’s Futile War In Lebanon Deepens
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 1:46 pm | Binoy Kampmark
With Iran resiliently stubborn in diplomacy, collaterally backed by its continued blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, and Hezbollah showing signs of renewed martial vigour, the two-pronged plan has been defanged. More >>
Not Much To See: The Release Of The UFO Files
Sunday, 31 May 2026, 4:48 pm | Binoy Kampmark
The pregnant question marks hovering over large swathes of these archives has stirred the relevant question: Have the intelligence and security agencies overseeing such matters been appropriately attentive? More >>
Beyond The Yellow Line: Israel Seizes More Of Gaza
Saturday, 30 May 2026, 5:38 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Israel has an agenda to implement with necessary ruthlessness; and, ultimately, a Strip cleansed of Arabs in favour of the Jewish state’s bright and noble citizens. More >>
Blood Libels And Sexual Violence: Israel, Palestinian Prisoners And The New York Times
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 2:36 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Kristof’s critics have decided to layer the blood libel allegation with sinister suggestions that writing about Israeli sexual abuses against Palestinian prisoners & detainees must not take place because it feeds pre-existing antisemitic sentiments. More >>
