Military budget on the rise under Labor
Editorial by Dr Alison Broinowski We all know about lies and statistics and wars. This month, the Government outdid itself and its predecessors by committing in…
Linda Reynolds challenged over ‘lives at risk’ claim
Media Release: An assertion by Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds that changing the law to give the parliament a say over going to war, could endanger the…
ADF – Ukraine training plan must go to Parliament
Media Release: The proposal to send ADF personnel overseas to train Ukrainian troops should be referred to parliament for debate. The plan currently being considered by…
Albanese Government announces War Powers Inquiry
Media Release - Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) has warmly welcomed the news today that the Albanese government will hold a parliamentary inquiry into how…
AWPR Submission to the Defence Strategic Review
By Major Cameron Leckie (Retired) Introduction AWPR Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) is a community organisation whose mission is to ‘ensure that decisions for Australian…
The curious case of Afghanistan’s frozen $7bn and what to do with it
It’s just over a year since the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the situation within the nation is dire. The economy has collapsed, poverty is…
Defending Australia or supporting warlike operations?
Editorial By AWPR President Alison Broinowski The Defence Strategic Review, now under way, will be nothing but a shopping list for the ADF, if it fails…
Stop AUKUS Petition tabled in Federal Parliament
A petition calling for the controversial AUKUS military pact to be cancelled has been presented to federal parliament. With almost 27,000 signatures the document also calls…
AUKUS: Is Australia normalising hyper-militarism?
By Dr Sue Wareham Most of what passes for debate within political circles in Australia about a possible war between the US and China follows a…
What was the war in Afghanistan really about?
One year on from the disastrous US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Republicans and Democrats are fighting over an “investigation” into the pullout. Meanwhile ordinary Afghans are suffering…