Senate to debate how Australia goes to war
Media Release Senate to debate how Australia goes to war – new legislation to ensure parliamentary approval A new War Powers Reform bill is now before…
Albanese takes Australia to war – Parliament should debate and vote on this deployment
Media Release Sending troops, missiles and aircraft to the Middle East is a dangerous decision by the Albanese government that was made without any transparency or…
The US tries to reform War Powers again
By Alison Broinowski In a rare display of Congressional bipartisanship, Republicans and Democrats on 9 September voted to amend the War Powers legislation under which United…
Does your candidate support War Powers Reform?
With the federal election just days away we have compiled a list of independent and minor party candidates who support war powers reform. With both the…
Will Australia be off to war in the Middle East again?
By Cameron Leckie There is a disturbing void in Australian political debate about the prospects of another regional war in the Middle East. The mainstream media…
Albanese must reveal AUKUS undertakings to the U.S.
The latest instalment in the ongoing AUKUS saga is once again a transparency free zone. The Biden administration says a new amended version of the AUKUS…
Does your local MP support War Powers Reform?
Most major party MPs are resisting change and won’t support war powers reform, even though 80-90% of Australians are in favour of change. Do you know…
AUKUS at the ALP National Conference
By Peter Murphy There were three big protests at the ALP National Conference in Brisbane last week (17-19 August 2023) – on housing, on the environment,…
Vietnam Veterans Vigil – 50 Year Anniversary
Vietnam veterans and their families are today commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Australia's withdrawal from the Vietnam War (1962-73). The Vietnam Veterans' Vigil is designed to…
Can Australia join “the missile age” and remain independent?
This article was published in The Canberra Times on 5 May 2023 https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8182000/can-australia-join-the-missile-age-and-remain-independent/ By Cameron Leckie To much fanfare, and more than a little speculation, the…