Costs of War: The Global Impacts of Armed Conflict
By Tom Mullins and Jack Worthy, AWPR A common argument voiced by opposition groups to military action is the overwhelming death toll inflicted on soldiers and…
Deferring Democracy: The Iraq War and the Future of Australia’s War Powers
by Tom Mullins Next month marks eighteen years since the US-led offensive descended on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and Australia’s entry into the war continues…
17 years and counting
In January this year Dr Alison Broinowski, Vice President of Australians for War Powers Reform wrote the article Why are Australian forces still in Iraq? Broinowski said: “War is clearly…
Why are Australian forces still in Iraq?
By Dr Alison Broinowski Immediately after the US drone assassination of Iran’s visiting senior general, Qassem Soleimani, the Iraqi Parliament voted to expel all foreign forces. This includes…
Parliament split on going to war: Remember 2003?
As calls increase for reform of the flawed process by which Australian troops can be sent to war, and in particular for parliamentary debate and vote…
Howard’s War: a continuation of politics by other means
Paul Barratt AO President, Australians for War Powers Reform Notes for Public Seminar at Southern Cross University, Lismore Campus, 26 April 2017 In March 2003 Prime…