War is not an unfortunate accident that occasionally interrupts “normal” economic life; it is built into a system that puts private profit and imperialist rivalry above human need, argues Warren Smith.
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Nearly 100 delegates from two dozen unions and peace organisations discussed the need to build the peace movement and how to go about it. Tim Gooden reports.
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Four Corners asked war minister Richard Marles why Labor had walked away from its promise to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. His incoherent answer was that things are different in government. Bevan Ramsden reports.
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The International and Peaceful Network Australia has published an open letter calling on defence minister Richard Marles to stop sending weapons and parts to Israel. Paul Gregoire asked Kellie Tranter about Australian complicity in the Gaza genocide.
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Anti-war groups, parties and MPs are demanding the Australian government stop making excuses for the United States’ and Israel’s illegal bombing of Iran. Pip Hinman reports.
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The national conference of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network marked an important stepping stone in efforts to rebuild a peace movement in the face of the bipartisan drive to war. Sam Wainwright reports.
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Australian governments are allowing Western Australia to become a vital part of the United States war-fighting base and, therefore, an inevitable target for retaliatory strikes in a US war on China. Bevan Ramsden reports.
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An independent foreign policy would involve a policy of neutrality; it would mean Australia could pursue peaceful and mutually beneficial relations with all countries, argues Bevan Ramsden.
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The Australia-United States military alliance and the complexities of building an anti-war movement were discussed at the Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition conference. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network has launched an online petition calling for the termination of the Force Posture Agreement. Bevan Ramsden reports.
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More than 150 peace activists, trade unionists and concerned citizens attended an IPAN forum about the dangers of AUKUS, which integrates Australia more closely into the US war machine. Stanley Blair reports
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This video by Alex Bainbridge is from the "AUKUS: What does it mean for Australia and the Asia Pacific?" panel at the Calling for a Peaceful Pacific conference organised by the Independent and Peace Australia Network.