Opaque Decision Making & Parliament Missing In Action
By Cameron Leckie 92 per cent. That is the amount of time that Australia has been involved in disastrous overseas conflicts this century. 20 years in…
Open Letter to Defence Minister Richard Marles
Open Letter to the Hon. Richard Marles MP, Minister for Defence Dear Mr Marles ADF deployment to the Middle East – October 2023 I write on…
AWPR delegation at the ALP National Conference
A delegation from AWPR campaigned at the ALP national Conference in Brisbane on the 18th of August. AWPR committee members Andrew Bartlett, Donna Mulhearn and Peter…
Albanese fails to embrace transparency on War Powers
Most MPs and Senators will continue to have no real say over how Australia goes to war, following the announcement made by Defence Minister Richard Marles…
HOW WE CAN STOP AUKUS: fighting the drive to war
Speech by Alison Broinowski at an AUKUS public meeting, Redfern Town Hall, Sunday 23 July 2023 Twenty years ago, when Australia ran for a seat on…
Simon Crean 1949-2023
Twenty years after Australia illegally invaded Iraq, Simon Crean who was then Opposition leader, has died. For decades a critic of how Australia goes to war,…
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…