Iraq War 20th Anniversary – Former Senator Margaret Reynolds
There is a very disturbing irony in the fact that we mark the tragedy of Iraq at the same time as the Australian Government signs us…
The Albanese Submarine deal: A Transparency Free Zone
Today’s multi billion-dollar submarine announcement represents a serious failure of public policy with the Australian public and the national parliament shut out of the decision making…
Policy confusion over Nuclear Weapons on Australia soil
Senator Penny Wong was grilled in Senate estimates this week over whether nuclear weapons are being brought to Australia on visiting B-52 bombers. Her answers were…
Landmark “Citizen-led” report presented to Parliament
A new report produced by the national peace group IPAN has been tabled in parliament, following a two year “people’s inquiry”, investigating alternatives to our current…
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…
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…
The Policy Change Moment
Editorial By Dr Alison Broinowski The ALP Government’s first term presents us with more opportunities than Australia has had for years. Our interconnected opportunities are the…
“Secret Military Pact” – The NSW Union Movement slams AUKUS
It has received very little media coverage but the NSW Union movement is opposed to the multi-billion dollar submarine deal agreed to by Scott Morrison and…