By Binoy Kampmark February 7 saw the first AUKUS meeting held between officials of the Trump administration and their Australian servitors since the changing of the guard in the White House. In attendance was the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his unbearably compliant Australian counterpart Richard Marles. From all general appearances, the sense was that a change of government …

By From the bin (nom de guerre) the author had a long-standing column in Neighbourhood News in the 1990s and early 2000s It’s a cliche now to say that the curse of “Interesting times” is upon us.But I can think of no more suitable way to describe the frantic first days of the 2nd Trump Presidency. If there is a …