We believe any decision to take Australia into international armed conflict should be made by the Parliament, and not by the PM or the Executive alone.
The campaign for reform
The decision to go to war is one of the most serious choices any government will face. The cost to the nation can be enormous, often with unknown consequences.
Australia needs a better process where robust debate and a parliamentary vote is held before deciding whether troops are sent into overseas conflict.
Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) launched the No War Without Parliament campaign so any decision to take Australia into international armed conflict should be made by our Parliament, not by the PM or the Executive.
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We count the dead while the shooting lasts. The ones who die after the cameras leave – from hunger, cold and collapsed hospitals – rarely make the tally.
Only 20 submissions received in response to the appalling Defence Legislation Amendment (Accelerating Capability and Protecting Bases) Bill 2026 and I am very pleased I wrote one of them (along with many good people in the Australian peace movement). @IPAusNet
Remember that
The American voters have spoken and they have delivered a mandate for peace.
Their message is clear: the war against Iran is making Americans poorer, not safer, and it must finally come to an end.
It’s now conventional wisdom in Washington as well as in Canberra that we’re not going to get the subs, and we’ll be assembling some alternative. That leaves us looking at what we’re going to get in their place.