Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition Statement Hiroshima and Nagasaki Never Again! No Nuclear Submarines, No AUKUS! Demand Peace – Oppose War! See below for Australia wide events and commemorations On the 78th anniversary of U.S. dropping nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities Continue reading Hiroshima Day events across Australia protest AUKUS on August 6
Pacific Peace Conference and Speaking Tour – Brisbane Report Liz Ridley The pacific Peace Conference and Speaking Tour is off and running. The Pacific delegates from Guahan Ryukyu Aotearoa were welcomed at the Qld Nurses and Midwives Union on Friday Continue reading Successful start to Pacific Peace activists visit to Australia – July 31st 2023
Two grass roots activists are celebrated in a peace park at Queanbeyan near Canberra. Next time you visit Canberra make sure you visit the park.. See the details in this notice about HIroshima Day 2023
This page lists the ALP Branches which have publicised their motion critical of the AUKUS decision Click each name to read the motion. Brunswick Katoomba Maroubra Benalla – Euroa Brighton Bronte – North Randwick Mid Mountains Northcote Sydney FEC (Federal Continue reading ALP Branch Motions critical of AUKUS
At the Annual Friends Gathering in July 2023, Australian Quakers have agreed on a statement critical of the militarisation in Australia and the AUKUS project. See below and also can be downloaded here. PUBLIC STATEMENT ON AUKUS DEFENCE AND FOREIGN Continue reading Australian Quakers criticise AUKUS decision – July 2023
Does fear of the USA explain some ALP Government policy decisions? Listen to this IPAN podcast originally broadcast on “Alternative News” on radio 3CR discussing this issue. “We examine the Albanese ALP government’s abject subservience to US foreign policy. We Continue reading Podcast – ALP Government policy and fear of US – 13 July 2023
The working group is examining the state capture of the Government by the US military and the arms dealers. Specifically we are looking at: The revolving door of senior people between defence and arms manufacturers and also the US military; Continue reading Transparency and Accountability
Clinton Fernandez has written a detailed article on the problems with AUKUS. He addresses the argument that AUKUS is a “nation building exercise similar to the Snowy Mountains scheme in the 1950s” – arguing instead, that “AUKUS is an investment in Continue reading AUKUS is an investment in US shipyards rather than the Australian economy – Clinton Fernandez
At the Qld State ALP Conference on the weekend of 11th/12th June 2023 in Mackay, delegates voted overwhelmingly (229 to 140) for a motion critical of the dangers of nuclear power and opposing nuclear submarines in Qld waters. The motion Continue reading Qld ALP Conference passes anti-nuclear motion opposing nuclear submarines in Qld – 11th June 2023
Post Courier. 25 May 2023 by Merolyn Ten STUDENTS of Mt Hagen Technical College (HATECO) in Western Highlands Province staged a protest march to stop the signing of Defence Cooperation Agreement between PNG and the United States. Giving the same Continue reading New Guinea students protest US “defence” agreement with their Government – May 25 2023
More than 100 Australian academics and scholars have called on the Albanese government to rethink its nuclear-powered submarine plan, arguing it is risky, expensive and will increase dependence on the US. The letter has been published today in the Guardian. Continue reading Australian academics sign open letter critical of AUKUS – 24 May 2023
The National Union of Students – the nation’s peak union for university students – has called on the nation’s tertiary education sector to boycott the provision of training or technology for the AUKUS submarine program. This article is reprinted from Continue reading National Students Union Calls for Uni Boycott Of $368 Billion AUKUS Subs Program – 12th May, 2023
National IPAN FORUM Sunday, 21st May at 4pm, AEST Say No to the USA – Do Away with the FPA! Join us to explore the implications of the US-Australia Force Posture Agreement (FPA) and Initiatives (USFPI’s) and to contribute to Continue reading Say No to the USA – Do Away with the FPA – National IPAN Zoom Forum 0n 21st May 2023
Read article here The View from Singapore It is understandable that Australian leaders may feel insecure, even paranoid, about Australia’s future in the Asian twenty-first century. As Western power recedes from the world – especially from East Asia – Australia Continue reading Singapore Academic Kishore Mahbubani critiques AUKUS – April 12 2023
The Prime Minister should be required to get approval from parliament before making a decision to go to war…. The Essential Report is Australia’s leading social and political poll. It tracks attitudes on everything from the economy, equality and the Continue reading Australians vote overwhelmingly for Parliamentary oversight of a declaration of war – April 2023
