Inspiring upsurge at Pine Gap Convergence, IPAN conference
By Peter Murphy There is a new energy and momentum in Australia’s anti-war movement and it was out and loud at the Close Pine Gap –…
AWPR Statement on Pine Gap
Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) is pleased to endorse the Close Pine Gap convergence taking place in July 2026 to mark 60 years of the…
Albanese government failing on Defence oversight: new committee is not representative
Media statement: The Albanese government’s new statutory Defence oversight committee will not provide greater accountability or transparency and is likely to give Australians a false sense…
Nuclear Weapons in Australia – Time to End the Secrecy
Media Statement: Under secretly-concluded arrangements with our allies, Australia is now on track to have US nuclear weapons on Australian soil for lengthy periods, starting very…
Trump trashes international law, Albanese remains silent
AWPR Media Release The Albanese government can no longer remain silent about the blatant breaches of international law carried out by our ally and AUKUS partner,…
AUSMIN talks deepen Australia’s role as a US military base for war with China
AWPR Public Statement The AUSMIN talks between the Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers of the United States and Australia, held in Washington D.C, on December 8,…
New Joint Defence Committee – “co-option rather than openness”
This letter has been sent to twenty cross-bench MPs and Senators. Re: Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 I am writing on…
Prominent Australians opposing AUKUS
The number of prominent public figures who oppose AUKUS or have serious reservations is growing almost weekly. It seems the more people find out about the…
Improving relations with China and rejecting war over Taiwan – Albanese must take an independent approach
Public Statement – Australians for War Powers Reform 24 July 2025 The Prime Minister’s trip to China has helped improve and normalise relations with our largest…
Albanese should follow the UK and US and review AUKUS
Australians for War Powers Reform strongly supports the very many calls, including from some of Australia’s most senior political figures, for a review of the secretive…