Editorial: Screaming in April
By Alison Broinowski If I hear Australian opinion leaders cite the ‘international rules-based order’ again I think I’ll scream. Even more loudly, every time I hear…
War Powers Inquiry fails – Not genuine transparency
Media Release 31 March 2023 The parliamentary report released today on War Powers has failed to recommend the genuine reform many in the community expect. “The…
Playing Australia for suckers?
This is the transcript of a speech to the national Aukus webinar "The path to war" held on 26 March 2023 By Alison Broinowski Twenty years…
Iraq War 20th Anniversary – Kellie Merritt
A message from Kellie Merritt - widow of Flight Lt Paul Pardoel, killed on operational duty in Iraq in 2005. Kellie is a social worker and…
Iraq War 20th Anniversary – Melissa Parke
As a UN staff member working in Gaza in 2003, I watched, horrified, as PM John Howard eagerly dispatched Australian troops to be part of the…
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…
A month of crucial decisions for Australia
By Alison Broinowski We now know that the parliamentary report on reform of the war powers won’t appear until late March. The delay may be due…
In 2003 Simon Crean opposed the Iraq War and today he supports war powers reform
Leading Labor figures including Penny Wong and Richard Marles have made it clear they don’t want to change the war powers. That means they support the…
Penny Wong opposes Democratic Oversight
Has Australia’s Foreign Minister, who advocates international law and human rights, surrendered to the hawks in Canberra? Senator Penny Wong told Parliament yesterday that the way…
Is Australia Currently At War?
By Cameron Leckie Historically, it used to be clear when one country was at war with another. Not so today. Indeed, that is one of the…
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