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
Our latest Webinar on A Vision for an Alternative Defence Policy for Australia
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
Meeting at Marrickville, Sydney, in February, participants from more than 30 community organisations endorsed the Marrickville Declaration. It is a document that highlights the dangers of the AUKUS agreement and commits the signatories to a campaign for the Australian government Continue reading The Marrickville Declaration – 3rd February 2024
The $368 billion AUKUS pact between the military forces of Australia, US and UK was formally announced on 14th February 2023 by Prime Minister Albanese, President Biden and Prime Minister Sunak. It launched the pathway towards Australia’s acquisition of 8 Continue reading National Events 16-24 March opposing AUKUS
Australia is a country geographically placed in the South Asia Pacific region of the world. First Nations Peoples have lived and cared for the land for over 60 thousand years. Europeans began to arrive with the British first fleet and Continue reading IPAN Regional Peace Alliance working group
Groups attending the Feb 3 meeting, who created the Marrickville Declaration. Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition Australian Community Futures Planning Australian Living Peace Museum Australian Network of Museums for Peace Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) Blue Mountains Peace Collective Communist Continue reading Signatories to Marrickville Declaration
An IPAN podcast commenting on the recent ALP National Conference decisions and policy adopted regading defence, security and AUKUS
