Going to War – Is Reform finally in sight?
It’s a sad fact that for over 35 years the Australian Labor Party has opposed war powers reform. The actual reason for this staunch opposition remains…
It’s a sad fact that for over 35 years the Australian Labor Party has opposed war powers reform. The actual reason for this staunch opposition remains…
By Alison Broinowski When Bob Hawke established SBS, he was responding to the pleas of first-generation migrants from Europe for news about their former homelands, delivered…
AWPR Editorial Many Australians absorb world affairs only from the mainstream media. Most are appalled by the suffering inflicted on Ukrainians, and 81 per cent want…
Opinion/Analysis The biggest foreign policy challenges facing the new Albanese Labor Government are AUKUS and the relationship with China. The two issues are bound together. AUKUS,…
AWPR Public Statement – Federal Election 2022 The results of the 2022 Federal Election are promising for Australians for War Powers Reform. The election of a…
This election is about more than two well-known men in suits saying familiar things. It’s about transparency, accountability, the climate crisis, and particularly, the next war.…
Whoever wins the upcoming federal election must take action to open up the defence and foreign affairs debate to ensure the community is fully engaged and…
AWPR Public Statement Important Defence and Foreign Affairs decisions are made in secret with minimal input from the Australian community, NGOs or our elected representatives. Australians…
By Dr Alison Broinowski The leaders of the two major parties before the May election have belatedly resorted to talking about foreign affairs or defence. Their…
Hell-Bent: Australia’s leap into the Great War. Douglas Newton Scribe, Melbourne 2014 A prime criterion of good histories is contemporary relevance. For history is written in…