MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26th April, 2022 Defence Minister Peter Dutton’s talk of war is dangerous to all in the Pacific The beneficiaries are the weapons manufacturers War with China is a lose-lose Continue reading If you want peace, prepare for peace, not for war – Media Release 26 April, 2022
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30th March 2022 Solomon Islands decisions and sovereign rights must be respected The Solomon Islands decision to sign a security Pact with China has been condemned by the Australian Government resulting in Prime Minister Scott Continue reading Australian Government must stop interfering in other nation’s affairs prompted by the interests of the United States; we need an independent foreign policy – Media Release 30 March 2022
Audio and text of speeches at this protest: 4PR- Voice of the People – Submarines made of coffins“ Body of the Media Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17/3/22 Protest at Brisbane American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon where the defence Continue reading Dutton to face Brisbane protest at speech promoting rapid militarisation – Media Release 17 March 2022
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25th February, 2022 IPAN joins Nuclearban.US in calling for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and for negotiations leading to a peaceful solution to the present crisis, taking into consideration the wider security needs Continue reading UKRAINE: Start negotiating. Stop the War. – 25 February 2022
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10th February, 2022 US and Australia fail to learn the lessons from Afghanistan war Australia spending billions to stay close to the USA and prepare for war Nuclear powered submarines are another mistaken According to Continue reading Visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shoring up the QUAD alliance does not bode well for peace in our region – Media Release 10 Feb 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 20, 2022 Meetings with UK officials seek to lock Australia into AUKUS pact. Lack of public engagement could lead to radical foreign policy shifts and threaten peace in the region. Discussions on British nuclear submarines Continue reading British Foreign and Defence ministers’ visit adds fuel to AUKUS military build-up – IPAN Media Release 20 January, 2022
Media RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 20 Sep. 2021 Australia cannot become a staging point for the U.S. military, we cannot abrogate our sovereignty to the U.S., we cannot encourage nuclear proliferation and risk environmental catastrophe. Australian peace, environmental and Continue reading Australians speak out against nuclear submarines and AUKUS – Media Release 20 Sept 2021
Monumental foreign policy decisions cannot be made without any public engagement behind closed doors A nuclear-powered submarine fleet will represent a fundamental threat to global peace AUKUS cements Australia as a subordinate of the U.S. MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Continue reading AUKUS’s nuclear submarines threaten global peace and Australia’s independence – 17 September 2021
AUSMIN talks currently underway cannot be used as a platform for further militarisation Australia should act peacefully with its neighbours not promote confrontation Reliance on the U.S. military undermines Australia’s independence and interests MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 13 Continue reading AUSMIN: annual U.S. conference set to undermine regional peace and Australia’s independence – 13th September 2021
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 1 Sep. 2021 70 years on the ANZUS Treaty is dangerous, ineffective and needs to be changed IPAN calls for Royal Commission to examine Australia’s alliance with the U.S. The U.S. alliance and the Continue reading Media release: 70 years on the ANZUS Treaty is dangerous, ineffective and needs to be changed, 1 September, 2021
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 18 August 2021 Recent events in Afghanistan show the need for a peaceful and independent foreign policy Continuing the ANZUS alliance with the United States must now be seriously questioned The Australian Government must Continue reading The U.S. and Australian invasion of Afghanistan an unmitigated disaster – 18 August 2021
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 6 August 2021 This Hiroshima Day, the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) calls on the Australian Government to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and remove foreign Continue reading 76 years since Hiroshima the Australian Government must stop its support for nuclear weapons – 6th August 2021
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 3 Aug. 2021 Groups from the Pacific region condemn the recent military exercises in Australia as damaging to the environment, health and peace in the region. After two weeks of high intensity combined forces Continue reading People of the Pacific condemn Talisman Sabre Military Exercises – 3rd August 2021
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 22 July 2021 Australia should no longer host Talisman Sabre military exercises Talisman Sabre has a negative impact on the safety of our region, environment and community health during COVID-19 Australia should focus on Continue reading Australia’s hosting of U.S. war games alienates the region and must end – July 22nd, 2021
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 15 July 2021 Military exercises put the Great Barrier Reef in danger The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network is greatly concerned about the impact of current warfare exercises on environmentally and culturally significant sites, Continue reading Military exercises put the Great Barrier Reef in danger – Media Release 15 July 2021
