MEDIA RELEASE 27 September 2022
Community opposition to the secret deal of AUKUS, dropped on the Australian people one year ago, is evidenced by this petition being tabled today in the Senate by Senator Jordon Steele-John signed by almost 27,000 Australians.
Opposition to AUKUS is also evidenced by the public statement signed by over 1000 people, advertised over the past week in The Saturday Paper and The Weekend Australian.
“The large number of Australians who have signed these public calls for peace with priority being directed to healthcare not warfare, is an indication of the depth of concern in the community about the defence and foreign policy directions of the Australian Government”, according to Annette Brownlie Chairperson, Chairperson of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN).
“The financial blow out for Australians in this era of war talk and preparations is absurd with costs of over $170B estimated for the nuclear propelled submarines alone”.
“Around the world people are speaking up opposing the war preparation economy and we in Australia need to build the public voice for independent peace building polices, an end to the AUKUS pact and calling on the current government to urgently sign the United Nations Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)”
Media Interviews: Annette Brownlie 0431 597 256; Media Liaison: Kathryn Kelly 0417 269 984
PO Box 573 Coorparoo Brisbane Qld Australia 4151