ADF – Ukraine training plan must go to Parliament
Media Release: The proposal to send ADF personnel overseas to train Ukrainian troops should be referred to parliament for debate. The plan currently being considered by…
Albanese Government announces War Powers Inquiry
Media Release - Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) has warmly welcomed the news today that the Albanese government will hold a parliamentary inquiry into how…
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…
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…
What was the war in Afghanistan really about?
One year on from the disastrous US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Republicans and Democrats are fighting over an “investigation” into the pullout. Meanwhile ordinary Afghans are suffering…
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…
War Powers Legislation back in the Senate
Legislation to give parliament a vote on overseas wars is back on the Senate’s agenda and is set to test the views of Labor and 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…
The AUKUS Declaration
A position statement by Australians for War Powers Reform On 15 September 2021, with no public consultation, Australia entered into a trilateral security arrangement with…