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The War Memorial risks falling victim to scope creep. Picture: Karleen Minney The focus of the Australian War Memorial is being transformed from commemoration of our war dead to the promotion of militarism, against the wishes of the Australian people, Continue reading Let’s not allow the Australian War Memorial to become something much uglier, Dr Sue Wareham, 27 Feb 2021, Canberra Times→

Forked tongues: US duplicity on China revealed Forked tongues: US duplicity on China revealed By Mark J. Valencia | On 31 January 2021 For years, American officials have claimed the US wants China “to succeed and prosper”. A declassified document Continue reading Forked tongues: US Duplicity on China revealed, Mark J. Valencia, Pearls and Irritations, 31 Jan 2021→

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7102070/safes-among-special-secrecy-measures-in-collaery-case/?cs=14225 Bernard Collaery case: Safes for judges among special secrecy measures Blake Foden Bernard Collaery at his home in Narrabundah last year. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos Safes will be installed in some ACT judges’ chambers to protect “highly classified information” the Continue reading Bernard Collaery case: Safes for judges among special secrecy measures, Blake Foden, Canberra Times, 27 Jan 2021→

It Is Not Rocket Science: Australia Needs to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons. By Sam Brennan US nuclear weapons test at Bikini in 1946 by International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons On January 22 the possession and facilitation of nuclear weapons will Continue reading It is not rocket science: Australia needs to prohibit nuclear weapons, Sam Brennan, 22 January 2021, Right Now.→

 Australia goes to war far too easily, Dr Sue Wareham, Canberra Times, 15 November 2020 It’s clear the culture in our special forces must change. But change can only come from politicians at the top. THE soon-to-be-released Brereton Report will Continue reading Let’s face it, Australia goes to war far too easily, Dr Sue Wareham, Canberra Times, 15 November 2020→

Is it time for Federal Integrity Body or should we just turn off the life support machine for integrity in the federal public sector?  

In for a penny, in for a pound: $90 billion for an obsolete submarine fleet

Radio 3CR (Victoria) –  This show features is a discussion about the serious threats to civil liberties of all Australians contained in the Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020 Independent and Peacful Australia Network: https://ipan.org.au/

Bernard Collaery and Witness K – Support STATEMENT August 2020 Invitation to add your name as a supporter of the statement Increasing numbers of ordinary Australians believe that the prosecutions of Witness K and Bernard Collaery are travesties of justice Continue reading Will you support the statement seeking to drop the prosecutions of Bernard Collaery and Witness K?→

 Pacific Peace Network Media Release                                                                                       Continue reading Pacific Peace Network calls for RIMPAC exercises to be cancelled – Media Release 16 August 2020→

Bernard Collaery trial is a highly unusual criminal prosecution After nine months of hearings, seven judgments, and government spending of $2 million, we still know too little about the prosecutions of Bernard Collaery and Witness K. Ian Cunliffe     AFR     Aug Continue reading Bernard Collaery trial is a highly unusual criminal prosecution, Ian Cunliffe, AFR, 14 Aug 2020→

John Pilger ANOTHER HIROSHIMA IS COMING… UNLESS WE STOP IT NOW 3 August 2020 In a major essay to mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, John Pilger describes reporting from five ‘ground zeros’ for nuclear weapons Continue reading ANOTHER HIROSHIMA IS COMING… UNLESS WE STOP IT NOW – John Pilger, 3rd August, 2020→

  The militarised centre of Australia