This IPAN working group task is to raise the awareness of the US Force Posture Agreement which opens the gate to United States militarisation of Northern Australia and provides the entry “permit” for US warships and submarines to our ports and for their fighters and bombers to land, be stationed and refuelled at our airfields. It also enables the US to establish fuel, maintenance and munitions stores in Australia and these could include nuclear weapons. The working group will help initiate a campaign to have this Force Posture Agreement terminated.
A parliamentary petition calling for abolition of the FPA was signed by 3,916 people during the 30 days in November 2023 it was allowed to be active. The petition was tabled on Tuesday 28th November by Federal Member for Brisbane, Stephen Bates;
Hansard Extract: Petition: US-Australia Force Posture Agreement
I present a petition that has been considered by the Petitions Committee and found to be in order. This petition urges the Minister for Defence to terminate the US-Australia Force Posture Agreement and has been signed by 3,916 people.
What you can do to help:
1. Distribute the FPA Fact Sheet; it is available HERE ; if you need quantities of the fact sheet please contact bevanram1960@gmail.com Distribution could be at meetings, work place, at stalls at functions or street stalls or through publications you have access to.
2. Arrange to have a speaker on the FPA at a meeting of an organization you are associated with. This could be a trade union, faith organization, community group, peace group, political party branch, etc. IPAN can provide a speaker. Contact bevanbram1960@gmail.com to arrange a speaker.
3. Send a letter to your Member of Parliament; typical letter HERE
4. Join the IPAN working group on the “Abolish FPA” campaign – see form below
If you have an idea for this campaign, please email convenor of IPAN FPA working group, bevanram1960@gmail.com
Join this working group – fill in the form below
View the recent Force Posture Agreement Forum on 21st May, 2023 with speakers Richard Tanter and Kellie Tranter, and moderated by John Lander
Read Kellie’s speech here
Download extended slide set for Richard’s talk here