Australian complicity in civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria: A matter of time
An RAAF FA-18 refuelling over Iraq in March 2017. Image courtesy of US Air Force via Wikimedia Commons As Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made it…
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…
What are we doing in Syria?
The alacrity with which the Prime Minister came out in support of the Trump Administration’s launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles against an air force base in…
The hideous Syrian tragedy
Our armed forces have been deployed abroad opportunistically, even cynically, for decades. This must be avoided in future if they are to serve Australia’s true defence…
Australia’s unprecedented decision to snub nuclear talks is irresponsible
Australia is about to do something unprecedented in the conduct of our international relations. We are about to boycott major UN multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations. On…
Freedom of Information Request: deployments 2014-2017
FOI Coordinator, GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001 Dear Coordinator, On behalf of Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) I hereby submit a request for documents and…
Our Foreign Policy White Paper Submission
Our submission to the Minister for Foreign Affairs The members of Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) are Australian citizens with an interest in how, why,…
Hans Blix: from Iraq to a new Cold War
London School of Economics, December 2016 During the old Cold War, when there were more than 50,000 nuclear weapons we feared human civilization could be wiped…
Executive decisions to go to war: 1885
In January 1885, the acting premier of New South Wales, Mr W. B. Dalley, without apparent parliamentary approval or debate, sent 500 infantry and two batteries…
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