GetUp Petition – re $270 billion in military spending – Morrison, get your priorities right

Scott Morrison, get your priorities straight! Australia is in the midst of a devastating economic crisis, and Scott Morrison wants to spend billions of dollars on long-range missiles and new weapons systems.1 Now more than ever, we need increased funding Continue reading GetUp Petition – re $270 billion in military spending – Morrison, get your priorities right

MILITARISM: AUSTRALIA’S FOUNDATIONAL MYTH by Paul Daley

Paul Daley: Militarisation of Australian History Speech published with kind permission of Medical Association for Prevention of war..  For a link to the speech on the MAPW Website, see here. Guardian columnist, journalist, novelist and playwright Paul Daley was MAPW’s Continue reading MILITARISM: AUSTRALIA’S FOUNDATIONAL MYTH by Paul Daley

Original details on the IPAN Inquiry

A People’s Inquiry: The Case for an Independent and Peaceful Australia What are the costs and consequences of Australia’s involvement in US-led wars and the US Alliance? The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) has conducted  a national public inquiry Continue reading Original details on the IPAN Inquiry

Breaking News: Defence Minister cancels US Marines deployment to Darwin (30th March)

Breaking News Defence Minister cancels US Marines deployment to Darwin at this time The 30 March announcement by the Defence Minister cancelling the United States Marines’ deployment to Darwin at this time is warmly welcomed by IPAN. IPAN, WagePeace and Continue reading Breaking News: Defence Minister cancels US Marines deployment to Darwin (30th March)

Expansion of Tindal air base may bring us closer to War – IPAN Media Release 25 Feb, 2020

Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 February 2020 Expansion of Tindal air base may bring us closer to War Helps consolidate NT as the Indo-Pacific military base for the United States Further involves Australia Continue reading Expansion of Tindal air base may bring us closer to War – IPAN Media Release 25 Feb, 2020

Are US bases worth the risk? – interview on Late Night Live with Felicity Ruby

Are US Bases worth the Risk?   Discussion with Philip Adams on Late Night Live with Felicity Ruby – PhD Candidate and former senior adviser to Greens Senator Scott Ludlam The US bases in Australia like Pine Gap now have offensive Continue reading Are US bases worth the risk? – interview on Late Night Live with Felicity Ruby

How the US military churns out more greenhouse gas emissions than entire countries

How the U.S. Military Churns Out More Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Entire Countries The Pentagon is the world’s biggest consumer of fossil fuels—and agent of climate change. By Luke Darby September 13, 2019 USAf/Getty Images When CNN hosted a climate-change Continue reading How the US military churns out more greenhouse gas emissions than entire countries

Italian dock workers refuse to load Saudi arms ship over Yemen war.

“We won’t be complicit’: Italian dock workers refuse to load Saudi arms ship over Yemen war. Link to the press article below, or check it out on IPAN’s fb page. https://www.rt.com/news/459806-saudi-arms-ship-blocked-italian-port/?fbclid=IwAR3rnRfm-LnC2vyWJa1xRwud41Ln4WR8jq_IM0cccpHeeORL57q7fozPxP0 IPAN has sent a message of solidarity to the Continue reading Italian dock workers refuse to load Saudi arms ship over Yemen war.