Response to announced Australian air strikes against IS in Iraq – 3rd October 2014 A national peace group has responded to the PM’s announcement of renewed Australian military participation in the middle east with a warning, that another war is Continue reading Air Strikes
Escalating hostilities in the South-China Sea draw Australia closer to fighting another foreign war The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) says escalating hostilities in the South-China Sea have the potential to spark a major military conflict in Asia-Pacific and Continue reading South China Sea
The last thing Australia needs is a holy war – says spokesperson Nick Deane for the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). “Our Federal Government should reject completely any consideration of sending our airforce personnel to drop bombs on Islamic Continue reading The last thing Australia needs
The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network bring together over 50 community peace and justice organisations across Australia. The treatment by members of the ADF, reported to be SAS troops, of a small group of peaceful protesters at Swan Island military Continue reading Swan Island Statement
US Warships in Fremantle unwelcome Today IPAN Member groups People for Nuclear Disarmament, Conservation Council of WA and peace activists have unwelcomed US warships at Fremantle Port. Former Senator Jo Vallentine said, “The USA is the only country to have ever dropped a Continue reading Warships unwelcome
By Alison Broinowski – Wednesday, 26 June 2013 It takes a particular kind of courage for people in public life to admit that they got something wrong, even after their error is publicly obvious. All three leaders who planned and Continue reading The Streaker’s Defence: Alison Broinowski, 23 June 2013
download original: Nuclear Weapons Brief.pdf WATCHING BRIEF: NUCLEAR WEAPONS Facts and Figures The current state of the nuclear weapons stockpiles is as follows: USA 7,700 warheads Russia 8,500 warheads U.K. 225 warheads France 300 warheads China 250 warheads India 110 warheads Continue reading Nuclear Weapons Watching Brief: ICAN, June 2014
Welcome to Darwin by Justin Tutty Arguments for Downsizing Anzac by David Stephens Senator Michael Ronaldson, the Minister for the Centenary of Anzac, says that the forthcoming centenary will be the most important period of commemoration in our history. I beg to Continue reading Speaker Notes from the 2014 IPAN National Conference
War-Terrorism-War: Can the Victims Tell the Difference? The recent attacks on civilians in Mali, Paris, and Lebanon have been attributed to and/or claimed by ISIL, and although we must all be cautious about the tendency of armed groups to claim Continue reading December 2015 – Statement on recent Mass Killings
August 2014 Monday August 4th marks one hundred years since the beginning of World War I – The “war to end all wars”. Over that time, the human race has failed to change radically enough to see anything near an Continue reading Statement marking the centenary of World War I
The IPAN submission to the Foreign Policy White Paper 2017
National public statement sounds alarm bells over Trump-Turnbull meeting on USS Intrepid “It is long overdue for Australia to establish a truly independent foreign policy” said Dr Alison Broinowski, academic and former Australian diplomat with extensive overseas experience, in Sydney today. Continue reading Alarm bells over Trump-Turnbull meeting – May 2017
Friday 7th April, 2017 The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network urges Australian Government to work for a diplomatic resolution in Syria. “The Australian government should adopt a policy of diplomacy to solve the ongoing conflict in Syria, rather than following Continue reading Syria – stop blaming, stop bombing – April 2017
20161118 Media Release jobs not arms race
Trump’s election provides opportunity to re-assess Australia’s Defence policies 11 November 2016 US President-elect, Donald Trump, has served notice of a US withdrawal from a “protective” military role for allies in South East Asia and the Pacific. He has urged Continue reading Trump election – Nov 2016
