Members of Hunter Peace Group attended Newcastle City Council meeting Tuesday 22nd March to hear a debate on Motion that Liberal Councillor put up ” support Newcastle becoming a nuclear Port as it will create transition jobs in the Hunter.” Continue reading Newcastle Council meeting overwhelmingly opposes nuc subs base in Newcastle – 22 March 2022
Download here ETU Qld/NT Statement on AKUS & Nuclear Submarines March 10, 2022 State Secretary of the Electrical Trades Union (Qld & NT), Peter Ong, made the following responses to media enquiries about the AUKUS pact and the Federal Government Continue reading Electrical Trade Union Qld concerned at nuc subs base in Brisbane – 10 March 2022
Download article here The Nuclear Option By Arthur Rorris, Secretary, South Coast Labour Council. These days it seems our Federal government’s best plan to stay in power, is to go for distractions. The Prime Minister who on his own admission can’t Continue reading Wollongong Labour Council opposes nuc subs base in Pt Kembla – 7 March 2022
Download the statement here At the November 2021 Monthly Meeting of the Retired Members Association of the Rail Tram and Bus Union the following resolution was discussed and carried. That the RTBU Retired Members Association fully support the public peace Continue reading Retired Manufacturing Workers in Qld oppose Nuclear Subs and AUKUS – 27 Nov 2021
Download statement here NO TO NUCLEAR SUBMARINES – JOBS AND HEALTH, NOT NUKES 21 September 2021 Today, on World Peace Day, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) declares its total opposition to the reckless announcement by Scott Morrison that Australia Continue reading National Maritime Union opposes nuclear submarines and AUKUS 21 Sept 2021
While calling for peace in Ukraine, this webinar focused on the responses and implications in the Asia Pacific. It looks at how states, civil society and peace movements of Asia Pacific have reacted to this war. We will strategise on Continue reading WEBINAR: WAR IN UKRAINE – RESPONSES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC – Recorded 17 March 2022
View the webinar here: Listen to the audio of the webinar here: Read transcripts of talks here: Cameron Leckie – “Not Fit for Purpose” Current Australian defence policy is based on relying on the protection of a big power, the Continue reading An Alternative Defence Policy for Australia – Webinar Wednesday 23rd March 2022 at 7pm, AEDT
Talk by Shirley Winton (IPAN National Committee) -mc Welcome all and thank you for coming to this peace rally calling for an end to the war in Ukraine. We acknowledge that we’re on the stolen land of the First Nations, Continue reading Peace in Ukraine! Russia Out! NATO Out!. Melbourne Rally 12 March, 2020
A webinar hosted by the Victorian AUKUS campaign, with speakers Richard Tanter (Melbourne University Nautilus Institute) Dr Margie Beavis (Medical Association for Prevention of War) and MC Dave Sweeney (Nuclear Free Campaigner, Australian Conservation Foundation)
Unlike war – peace won’t the cost the Earth Talk by Dave Sweeney, Australian Conservation Council, Nuclear Free Campaigner, at the 10th February snap protest rally outside QUAD meeting in Melbourne – No Quad, No War My name is Dave Continue reading Talk by Dave Sweeney, Australian Conservation Council at AUKUS rally outside QUAD Melbourne meeting – 10th Feb, 2022
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On 7th November 2021 a national zoom meeting was held to investigate the possibilities of building a broad national coalition to oppose the Nuclear submarines and AUKUS decision. Over 250 people registered, and over 150 attended the meeting, which included Continue reading National zoom meeting to develop a coalition around AUKUS – 7 November 2021
Retired rail, tram and bus workers in Qld have their own organisation, and have passed a resolution to support the AUKUS rallies on December 10th. See their letter to IPAN here. Their resolution reads: That the RTBU Retired Members Association Continue reading Retired Rail Tram and Busworkers support AUKUS rallies
IPAN Coordinating Committee has submitted our objections to the AUKUS agreement over nuclear submarines, to a hastily convened Australian Government Treaty Committee Inquiry into the AKUS agreement. Australian people were give 4 whole days to investigate, analyse and submit their Continue reading IPAN submission to AUKUS Treaty Inquiry 21st Nov 2021
The AUKUS (Australia-UK – US) Agreement is formally called the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement Note that the text makes clear that this agreement relates only to the provision of information on naval nuclear propulsion. It says that Continue reading Read the AUKUS/Nuclear Submarines Agreement here
