There are said to be no votes in defence or foreign affairs in Australia. Years of bipartisanship on both, and an Alliance that is unquestionable, have disempowered debate. The time for change may be in 2019. The ALP national conference Continue reading Most favoured notions just take time, Alison Broinowski, 21 December 2018
Stand with Okinawa against the Henoko US military base. There are protests happening in the US – We can support the Okinawan community by lodging our protest by phone. Ph. Japanese Embassy: 02) 6273 3244 (Monday to Friday 9:00 am Continue reading Please call the Japanese ambassador to protest the building of the Henoko US military base.
BEVAN RAMSDEN. Caught in the middle of US-China contention, Australia sides with the US in their efforts to contain and keep China out of the Western Pacific.
CALL TO ACTION AGAINST APRIL 4, 2019 NATO SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON DC The Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases joins in the calls to action made by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), World BEYOND War, and Black Alliance for Continue reading CALL TO ACTION AGAINST APRIL 4, 2019 NATO SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON DC
Honest History, Another wrinkle on why the Australian War Memorial will not commemorate the frontier wars. David Stephens
Irresponsible Australian mining in the Philippines persists By Reyvi Mariñas In 2008, I met Manoy Tony, an elder from the island of Rapu-Rapu in Bicol region, and Frances Quimpo, from the Centre for Environmental Concerns in the Philippines (CEC), in Continue reading Irresponsible Australian mining in the Philippines persists, Reyvi Mariñas, 12 November 2018
What can Australia do to help build a world that will be at peace with itself? Allan Patience, The University of Melbourne Within this question is an assumption (which is all too plausible) that Australia has done – and still Continue reading What can Australia do to help build a world at peace, Alan Patience, 11 November 2018
11 November: Armistice Day – Or, Making the World Safe for Big Oil The guns fell silent on the Western Front at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month while they continued to blaze on the Continue reading 11 November Armistice Day, Humphrey McQueen, 4 November 2018
MACK WILLIAMS. New Cold War: Just how independent can Australia be ?
These recent articles by investigative journalist Michael West show the recent increases in arms spending, which now overshadows all other Government purchases, and is increasingly spent with no tender processes. Defence spending keeps spiralling as embarrassed government blocks data Government Continue reading Defence spending keeps spiralling as embarrassed government blocks data, Michael West, 24 October 2018
Boycotting Eurovision: Why Aren’t Progressives Doing More For Palestine?
Coalition hiding criticism to help arms manufacturer a dangerous precedent – auditor Inquiry told government protected manufacturer’s commercial interests by omitting details on $1.3bn contract The Coalition’s decision to protect a global arms manufacturer’s commercial interests by suppressing criticism of Continue reading Coalition hiding criticism to help arms manufacturer, Guardian 18 October 2018
CAVAN HOGUE. Do we really need an American Ambassador? Or will Rupert Murdoch do?
NICK DEANE Invictus and the arms manufacturers connection. Published 14 September 2018
On this day at the UN, 7 more nations signed the Treaty to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, and 4 nations ratified the Treaty! See here:
