Dr. Binoy Kampmark

Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge. He has published widely on topics of international security and modern history, and is currently lecturing in Modern History at the University of Queensland. I blog at Oz Moses (http://ozmoses.blogspot.com/)


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	Dangerous Precedents and Hypothetical Threats: The Deportation of Novak Djokovic by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Australia’s treatment of Novak Djokovic, the tennis world number one, has been revelatory. Unintentionally, this has exposed the seedier, arbitrary and inconsistent nature of Australia’s border policies. The appr
	Sir Tony Blair: Bloody Knight of the Realm by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Awards and honours bestowed by States or private committees, republican or monarchical, are bound to be corrupted by considerations of hypocrisy, racketeering and general, chummy disposition. From the Nobel Peace Prize to th
	Voices of Concern: Aussies for Assange's Return by Dr. Binoy Kampmark With Julian Assange now fighting the next stage of efforts to extradite him to the United States to face 18 charges, 17 of which are based on the brutal, archaic Espionage Act, some Australian politicians have found their vo

	Covid Testing Rackets and Flying Again by Dr. Binoy Kampmark The young boy of seven or so was kissing a toy doll affixed with an alarmed face. The doll, no doubt of full Chinese make, was fully tarted up, lips glossy, eyes wide, a blonde with curls. “Stop making out with her,
	Jailing Former Immigration Ministers: Denmark's Inger Stojberg by Dr. Binoy Kampmark It’s not the sort of thing you encounter regularly. A member of a government cabinet, responsible for arguably one of the country’s most important portfolios, found both wanting and culpable for their actions aft
	Punishing the Unvaccinated: Europe's COVID-19 Health Experiment by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Forget any notions of juicy carrots; the stick approach of savage punishment is in vogue with the Greek government in pushing vaccination rates. It is far from the only one. Across a number of countries in Europe, government
	Backing Horses: Australia's Solomon Islands Intervention by Dr. Binoy Kampmark The history of humanitarian or policing missions is a history of taking sides, disruptive partiality and the forfeiture of the very object powers claim when intervening in another country. Things become particularly absurd w
	Project UATX: New Universities, Old Problems by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Among the motivations behind establishing a university is a desire to leave old ones. Old in tooth, depraved, decayed, the assumption is that a new institution will return to original purposes on the pretext that these are t
	Where there are Tailings, No Grass Grows: Serbians Protest against Rio Tinto by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Another fault line has opened in the mining wars. In Serbia, resistance is gathering steam against various deals made between Belgrade and companies that risk environmental degradation and lingering spoliation.
	Omicron and the Travel Ban Itch by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Stick to the script: owe that duty of care to your population, so the legal experts in government tell you. Self-interest pays, if in small amounts. These rigid, formulaic assumptions have done wonders to harm and deter any
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