Danielle Binks

Soooooo ... I've started a Substack (y'know, in case the social media oligarchs and fascists get so bad that I have to delete some places) I'll be discussing Books/Publishing/Culture/Me. Hey - it could be worse; I could be starting a podcast! 😅 substack.com/@daniellebinks

Senator Fatima Payman invoked the attack on independent MP Helen Haines while asking Senator Don Farrell why she’d been denied extra staff to deal with threats #AusPol www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Mandate teacher-librarians! #AusPol daniellebinks.substack.com/p/mandate-te...

Billionaire James Packer has paid at least US $1.25 million to the Tel Aviv law firm also defending Benjamin Netanyahu against allegations the Israeli prime minister corruptly received benefits from the businessman and others a decade ago #AusPol www.smh.com.au/world/middle...

There’s apparently someone named Ethan Klein having a scandal and I keep thinking it’s Ezra Klein and then keep realizing I still don‘t care

Scoop: ABC has wiped staff devices exposed to malicious ads from an Israeli company that used digital advertising to hack and track devices without a click. ABC is just one of many Australian government/critical infra/media orgs reportedly targeted www.abc.net.au/news/...

‘I can’t sleep at night’: international students forced to navigate the impact of Labor’s sudden visa changes Master’s student Fatima Bonna says her visa runs out before the end date of her course. She feels overwhelmed by the uncertainty #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incident www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

‘Ukraine Wouldn’t Exist Without Support From US, Rubio Says’ … literally; the same could be said of Israel, champ. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says Action needed to avoid disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to organisation’s environment body www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My late wife Jo Cox was murdered in her constituency in 2016. The alleged attack on Helen Haines is a punch to the gut #AusPol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Writer: It's called white space. It's a technique to control the rhythm and pacing of a scene, build tension, allow readers to briefly reflect and process thoughts and emotions, provide a tonal break or moment of

#GirlsHBO reunion season … Adam who? I’m hoping for a reappearance of baby daddy Paul-Louis!

Labor’s bill to cut private health insurance rebate blocked by Greens over pensioner carve-out Almost 80,000 older Australians expected to end private health cover by 2028-29 as a result of Albanese government’s proposal #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

i have written about Drew yeahnah.substack.com/p/a-pavlouvi...

America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.

I discuss this in my Substack about how nonprofit org ReproUncensored (combatting digital censorship) helped me get my Instagram account back: daniellebinks.substack.com/p/i-got-my-d... Nothing is a coincidence.

A very valuable read for many this I suspect by @daniellebinks.bsky.social daniellebinks.substack.com/p/i-got-my-d...

Iran school bombing: grounds to believe US was behind atrocity, UN finds Fact-finding mission says military strikes on school and sports facility in ⁠February constitute war ⁠crimes www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

Crossbench MPs launch push to stop Australian military exports being used in human rights breaches ‘Red lines’ legislation would forbid defence equipment technology or services being used, includes parts for F-35 fighter jets #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Hold the Harry and I’d be down

WA Police are reviewing an officer's use of force after footage appeared to show him pushing a 63-year-old Indigenous woman to the ground.

More than 500 Australian health professionals, including a Nobel laureate, have signed an open letter calling on the federal government to act on Gaza. Open letter can be read 👇️ www.deepcutnews.com/p/500-health...

The best piece of news, after a relentless and brutal attempt to destroy a decent person and make an example of her, to scare others to silence. No thanks to the mainstream, which said and did nothing to defend the principle of press freedom and her right to report fact and express an opinion.

Australia has recognised the state of Palestine. Now we must act to protect what settler terrorism is tearing to shreds Many Australians will question why our government won’t act when it has a chance to do so in concert with many like-minded nations #auspol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Australians will continue to be able to serve in foreign armies without government oversight – even if they are accused of war crimes – after parliament rejected a bid to require disclosure of overseas military service #AusPol www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Australia considers new Israel sanctions but won’t join UK in banning trade with ‘settler terrorists’ #AusPol Gutless. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

“UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing” … no no, Guardian - no need to put terrorists in quotes. They are exactly that. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

A few thoughts on writing place in fiction, why it matters, and why it's the focus of my next masterclass (17 October, Melbourne). kellygardiner.com/2026/08/26/a...

Stop arming Israel.

Today you're going to see a lot of tributes and assessments of Gloria Steinem (I thought this one very good: www.thecut.com/article/glor...). You'll also see some people raising her involvement with the CIA, and others ignore it. (That obit doesn't even mentioned it.) What was that about?

My favorite Steinem quote was “the people at the CIA are good people”

anyways

Every story about Dolly Parton’s generosity should shame the super-rich, who could easily make the world a better place for all www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

The IDF, and those who fought for the IDF in the genocide in Gaza, should not be celebrated or platformed in any country that believes in humanity and basic international justice. They should not be allowed to use the Sydney marathon as a platform this weekend.

'Palestinian woman and NBC News team reportedly attacked in West Bank Matt Bradley and crew assaulted while interviewing woman who said settlers had driven family out of home' Attacked by Israeli terrorists. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Lots of writers (including me) and book stores have been caught up in this - so however you can, support your local book industry. (and thank you to those who have been still trying to buy our books) x www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Dolly going before that monstrosity of a man is deeply, deeply unfair.

Australian supreme court judge rules hunting anti-genocide protestors often unlawful, disproportional - basically suggesting police is fascist in its Israel support, Australian police responds by doing disproportionate fascist shit. Same everywhere in the West. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is so deeply terrifying and unsettling

Fur seal‘s death marks first Australian mainland mammal fatality from spreading H5 bird flu strain Seal found dead at Beachport in South Australia on Wednesday follows three mass mortality events in terns #auspol www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

#NSWpol - absolute flogs “NSW ‘seeking urgent advice’ on controversial court ruling that found anti-Israel vandalism was not antisemitic” #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Chris Minns incorrectly pronounced that missing hiker Lily Hooper had been found alive - only to have to backtrack and pronounce that she’d been found, deceased. A devastating stuff-up confounding an already horrific situation. HOW did that happen?! #NSWpol au.news.yahoo.com/lily-hooper-...