Independence! Breaking U.S. Stranglehold on Australia – A webinar on July 4th organised by the Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition The U.S. is the dominant global power with extensive political, economic, military influence and power over many countries, including Australia. In Australia Continue reading Webinar video – Independence! Breaking U.S. Stranglehold on Australia 4th July 2024
The IPAN members meeting on 11 June, 2024 passed the following resolution. This IPAN membership meeting notes with extreme concern the drone attacks made in late May on strategic early warning radar installations at Armavir and Orsk in southern Russia. Continue reading IPAN members condemn dangerous escalation in Ukraine Russia war
This talk was given at the June Members meeting of IPAN. Bevan attended and presented at the International Neutrality Conference in Bogota, Colombia ealier this year.
IPAN Committee member Bevan Ramsden travelled to the Congress on Neutrality which was held in Bogota, Colombia on 4th to 6th April this year The Congress was held in Bogota, the capital of Colombia. It is situated high up in Continue reading IPAN rep Bevan Ramsden speaks at Colombian Congress on Neutrality – 5 April 2024
Young Palestinian activist Dana Alshaer addressed the IPAN Members meeting on 16th April, 2024, speaking on the Palestine situation and the weapons industry’s arming of Israel. Dana Alshaer is a Palestinian woman born and raised in the occupied colonised West Continue reading Dana Alshaer speaks on the Palestine situation and the weapons industry’s arming of Israel – 16 April
ACTU statement on Gaza 22 April 2024 The Australian Union movement is a movement of peace and respect for all races and nationalities. We oppose war, racism, and oppression. We act in solidarity. The Australian Union movement is horrified by Continue reading ACTU calls for Gaza ceasefire, cease military aid to Israel and increase humanitarian aid to Palestinians – 22 April 2024
Public expenditure must instead address the climate emergency and other urgent social needs There is no evidence that China presents a military threat to Australia Continued trade and pursuit of mutually beneficial relations in our region offers our best security Continue reading Huge increases in defence spending for war preparation must stop – Media Release 19 April 2024
The Australian government is obscuring weapons exports to Israel despite International Court’s ruling to oppose ‘plausible genocide’ by Michelle Fahy | 10 Apr, 2024 | Arms Trade, Israel, Palestine See at https://declassifiedaus.org/2024/04/10/secrets-of-the-weapons-trade/
A symposium entitled “AUKUS: Assumptions and Implications” will be held at ANU in Canberra on 15 and 16 August 2024. Members of the public are welcome to attend. The program can be downloaded here: https://socialsciences.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AUKUS-Symposium-Program.pdf To register see: https://events.humanitix.com/aukus-assumptions-and-implications
On 12th March, IPAN ACT held a webinar in Canberra entitled AUKUS and Military Escalation – Who pays and who benefits? The videos of each of the four speakers are available here: Alan Behm (You can read the text of Continue reading AUKUS and Military Escalation – Who pays and who benefits? Webinar videos available
A recent article by Kathryn Kelly on the links between Gaza and AUKUS Links between Gaza and AUKUS
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Here is a perspective from Greens Senator David Shoebridge on the reality of arms exports to Israel over the past 5years – including his assessment of Foreign Minister Wong answers to this question.
Dear friends, An ambitious but timely project Military Security or Human Security? is about to get under way. Several months in the planning, we are about to take the first step with a webinar on Thursday 29 February, 7.00 pm Continue reading Military Security or Human Security? – Webinar series starts 29 February
