IPAN response to the Australian Government Foreign Policy White Paper

THE GOVERNMENT’S FOREIGN POLICY IS FAILING AUSTRALIANS IPAN RESPONSE TO THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FOREIGN POLICY WHITE PAPER,  May 2018.            (See also IPAN’s submission to the White Paper) INTRODUCTION The Foreign Policy White Paper (WP) is a document which comprehensively covers Continue reading IPAN response to the Australian Government Foreign Policy White Paper→

IPAN South-West Victoria Regional Group established in Warrnambool and Portland – May 2018

An IPAN South-West Victoria Regional Group was recently established in May in Warrnambool and Portland – two major regional centres in south-west Victoria.  Local residents, Gillian Blair and Julie Hart, invited Shirley Winton, Victorian coordinator of the Independent and Peaceful Continue reading IPAN South-West Victoria Regional Group established in Warrnambool and Portland – May 2018→

Petition – End sponsorship by arms manufacturers at the Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: Stop accepting funding from weapon-makers Australian War Memorial Director and Council The Australian War Memorial increasingly seeks and accepts sponsorships from the world’s largest multinational weapon manufacturers. These companies reap enormous profits from war; for them, ongoing Continue reading Petition – End sponsorship by arms manufacturers at the Australian War Memorial→

Don’t Buy into War – military spending creates fewer jobs than the same amount of money would have, if invested in other sectors.

The Job Opportunity Cost of War – Heidi Garrett Peltier Military spending by the federal government is often considered a vital support to employment and economic recovery.  However, military spending creates fewer jobs than the same amount of money would Continue reading Don’t Buy into War – military spending creates fewer jobs than the same amount of money would have, if invested in other sectors.→