No security and few jobsin Morrison’s $270 billion war preparations Australia is embarking on the 21st-century version of a Cold War weapons build-up, emphasising submarines and other naval assets, intelligence, satellites and, for the first time, long-range missiles for use away from Australian shores. There are compelling reasons why diplomacy, rather than sparking an...
Prime Minister opts for a military led recovery from the Covid recession
Media release 30/6/20 Prime Minister opts for a military led recovery from the Covid recession The prospect of the Australian Government spending $270 billion on military spending is backward thinking and ultimately a disadvantage for all Australians. “We now know why the Australian Government has been conducting a scare campaign about China and Chinese...
Action Sheet on EOS
Yemen in the news SMH May 26 Grave Diggers sound the alarm! At a cemetery in the Southern city of Yemen (Aden) there has been a spike in deaths amid the covid-19 epidemic. Amman, Jordan — Chaos in war-torn Yemen is obscuring the “horrific” extent of the coronavirus epidemic in the country, leaving scientists to make educated guesses at...
3.6% surge in global military spending
3.6% surge in global military spending The announcement by the independent Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) that the world’s military expenditure for 2019 has gone up by 3.6% — the largest annual increase in a decade — is an indictment on the world’s priorities. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit there were not enough...
Health more important than security
Health more important than security The Australia Anti-Bases Campaign (AABC) totally rejects Foreign Minister Marise Payne’s recent statement that the US should maintain its concerns about security in the Pacific at this time of crisis over the coronavirus pandemic. AABC spokesman Denis Doherty said: “Instead we call on the Australian Government to immediately...
Statement on the attack on Iran and the assassination of Qasem Soleimani
Statement on the attack on Iran and the assassination of Qasem Soleimani The Australian Anti-Bases Campaign condemns unequivocally the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian General killed by a US drone strike on Friday 3rd Jan. Assassination as a form of political action is not conducive to positive responses or an improvement in relationships....
No to war against the Kurds – Condemnation of the Turkish Government
ANTI-BASES calls an immediate ceasefire and a withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syrian Territory. The war started by Turkey is an aggression against the Kurdish people and an attack against the Syrian territorial sovereignty. This cannot be and is not the solution of the regional problems. It only brings more civilian suffering and death. ...
America’s $300 million push to expand naval facilities in northern Australia
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...