AWPR Editorial
By Alison Broinowski When Bob Hawke established SBS, he was responding to the pleas of first-generation migrants from Europe for news about their former homelands, delivered…
Ukraine First, Then China?
AWPR Editorial Many Australians absorb world affairs only from the mainstream media. Most are appalled by the suffering inflicted on Ukrainians, and 81 per cent want…
AUKUS, China and the Militarisation of Australia
Opinion/Analysis The biggest foreign policy challenges facing the new Albanese Labor Government are AUKUS and the relationship with China. The two issues are bound together. AUKUS,…
Election 22 – Time for Reform
AWPR Public Statement – Federal Election 2022 The results of the 2022 Federal Election are promising for Australians for War Powers Reform. The election of a…
Election 22 – War Powers Reform
This election is about more than two well-known men in suits saying familiar things. It’s about transparency, accountability, the climate crisis, and particularly, the next war.…
Defence and Diplomacy – Priorities for the next Federal Government
AWPR Public Statement Important Defence and Foreign Affairs decisions are made in secret with minimal input from the Australian community, NGOs or our elected representatives. Australians…
AWPR Editorial April 2022
By Dr Alison Broinowski The leaders of the two major parties before the May election have belatedly resorted to talking about foreign affairs or defence. Their…
Are we not still Hell Bent on War?
Hell-Bent: Australia’s leap into the Great War. Douglas Newton Scribe, Melbourne 2014 A prime criterion of good histories is contemporary relevance. For history is written in…
Scomo sets his sights on the Solomons
Having failed to develop a coherent foreign policy for the region, particularly the Pacific, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rounded on the Solomons with a statement…
ADF Veterans: The way Australia goes to War must change
On ANZAC Day 2022, Australian Defence Force veterans and their families are urging federal government to reform the current system of approving overseas deployments. In an open…