Australia is a Vassal of the United States not an Ally America‘s $300 million push to expand naval facilities in northern Australia “The Australian Government is handing over Darwin and its surrounds to the US military with secret plans for a naval base, a commercial port and roads. Once again Canberra is giving up...
Australia provides weapons to the Yemen War. media release 25th July
Australia must be transparent about its military exports: Australian Arms Control Coalition 25th July, 2019: A newly formed group of civil society organisations and human rights advocates are calling on the Australian Government to lift the shield of secrecy over the sale and export of Australian-made military assets, following a damning ABC report aired...
64% Australians reject arms sales to Saudi Arabia media release
Media release 12th June 2019 The majority of Australians believe that Australia should follow countries like Germany and Finland and suspend weapons trading with Saudi Arabia which has been accused of committing human rights atrocities as part of the on going war in neighbouring Yemen. A new survey by Essential Research has revealed that...
SIPRI military expenditure data, 2019
World military expenditure increase by 2.6% World military expenditure increased in 2018 by 6 per cent in real terms, and is now estimated at $1822 billion. The top 10 spenders in 2018 compared to 2017: 1. USA (+4.6%); 2. China (+5.0%); 3. Saudi Arabia (-6.5%); 4. India (+3.1%); 5. France (-1.4%); 6. Russia (-3.5%); 7. UK...
What does the RAAF do when it kills civilians?
Media Release Friday, February 1, 2019 The answer is easy it awards the commander who was in charge of the operation with a medal and awards it on Australia Day! Here is the citation for 2019 Australia Day Awards covering 2018. Distinguished Service Medal. Wing Commander M For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on...
Cabinet Papers are they telling us all? NO not about Pine Gap
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/what-is-still-being-held-back-in-cabinet-papers-release-20181228-p50oku.html What is still being held back in Cabinet papers release? By Sally Whyte 1 January 2019 — 11:00pm The annual release of Cabinet documents from 20 years ago is generally seen as an exercise in transparency, with the public able to get an insight into the issues considered by the government of the...
Christmas 2018 Urgent Appeal
Dear Friends and Supporters, Attn: PEACE LOVERS –Urgent Appeal. The recent APEC conference in PNG laid down the provocative position that the US along with Australia and other countries would engage in aggressive competition rather than cooperation with China. This position means Australia is becoming part of a regional effort to threaten and oppose...
Australian Militarism in the Pacific
A letter we wrote to the Minister for Defence 20th Oct, 2018 The Hon Christopher Pyne MP Minister for Defence PO Box 6022, House of Representatives, Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Minister, Re.: Australian militarism in the Pacific The Australian Government’s decision to re-claim the Lombrum military base on Manus Island, under the...
No US or Australian Base on Manus Island PNG!
Australia choses a negative path in the Pacific No US/Australia Base on Manus Island The behaviour of Australia at the APEC Forum in Port Moresby this week (17-18 Nov 2018) resulted in greater tension and dangers of conflict along with the bellicose US. The announcement of an Australia/US/PNG military base on Manus lsland is...
Invictus triumphalism – published in Pearls and Irritations
Invictus and the arms manufacturers connection. Posted on 14 September 2018 by Peter Menadue The Invictus Games will be familiar to all who watch the ABC, their promoter and sponsor. The Games will be taking place in Sydney in October, the participants being injured service personnel from 18 countries. It is highly inspiring to...