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If you would like to get involved in this campaign, please contact Stephen Darley at stoifan@adam.com.au or 08- 7329 8542
If you would like to get involved in this campaign, please contact Stephen Darley at stoifan@adam.com.au or 08- 7329 8542
If you would like to get involved in this campaign, please contact Stephen Darley at stoifan@adam.com.au or 08-7329 8542 or Kathryn Kelly at kathrynk09@gmail.com or 0417 269 984
If you would like to get involved in this campaign, please contact Annette Brownlie at ipan.australia@gmail.com or 0431 597 256
If you would like to get involved in the Campaign to end foreign bases in Australia, contact: Nick Deane 0420 526 929 or Bevan Ramsden 0418 697 528
Negotiate and seek Peace Treaty Can’t agree more with John Hewson, SMH, 6/10 on the need for an Australian foreign policy independent of the US especially now in relation to Korea. We are poised on the brink of a war Continue reading Negotiate and seek Peace Treaty, SMH, Oct 2017
Nuclear deterrence Tom Switzer, in his criticism of the newly adopted UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (Letters, October2), undermines his own argument that “nuclear deterrence” helps keep us safe. In relation to North Korea, Switzer states “there Continue reading Nuclear Deterrence, Canberra Times, Oct 4, 2017
A Way out of the Wreckage: Dr Richard Hill, New Matilda, 12 December, 2017
At recent IPAN conferences, we have had talks from activists from Okinawa, Guam, South Korea, Jeju Island and Diego Garcia. Here are the talks from our 2017 conference – Sung Hee Choi from Jeju Island, South Korea – The crisis on the Continue reading Talks by Sung Hee Choi (South Korea) and Olivier Bancoult (Diego Garcia), Sept 2017
Warren Smith, Assistant National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia, gave this excellent address at the IPAN National Conference in Melbourne, September 2017. Warren Smith, National Assist. Secretary, MUA – Peace is union business
As an important step to an Independent Foreign Policy, IPAN supports the campaign for War Powers Reform, led by Australians for War Powers Reform. Here is a talk on the topic At Sydney University, September 2017, by Professor Gillian Triggs, Continue reading War Powers Reform
Weapons or Well-being Melbourne University Forum on Lockheed Martin Collaboration In August 2017, a forum was held to discuss Melbourne University’s collaboration with Lockheed Martin, the world’s biggest weapons manufacturer. “Weapons or Wellbeing” was put on by the student branch Continue reading Weapons or Well-being: Dr Margie Beavis, Forum at Melbourne University, August 2017
The following is a talk from the 2017 IPAN conference in Melbourne, by Alex Edney- Browne Alex Edney-Browne, Ph D researcher on drones – Drone warfare and Militarisation of education The following is a quote from an article titled ‘ Continue reading Militarisation of education – Talk at the IPAN conference, September 2017
The following are talks at the IPAN 2017 conference in Melbourne on Independence for Australia. Dr Alison Broinowski, Vice President of Australians for War Powers Reform – What would an Independent foreign policy look like James O’Neill, Barrister – South China Sea Continue reading What would an Independent Australia look like – talks, Sept 2017
Assoc Prof David Vine, American University, Washington (author on US military bases around the world and US foreign policies) – Impacts of the Global network of US military bases Recent Publications by David Vine 2015 Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Overseas Continue reading Presentation on US Foreign military bases, Assoc Prof David Vine, 8 Sept 2017
New super portfolio is a worry The militarisation of our society gathers pace with the Prime Minister’s announcement of a new mega Home Affairs security department, flanked by armed soldiers. This super portfolio is to be headed by Peter Dutton. Continue reading New super portfolio is a worry, Canberra Times, 29 July 2017