Lockdown forces postponement of ‘No War with China Rally. “There are plenty of other ways to demonstrate!” NSW Police when they shut down the ‘Black Lives Matter’ demonstrations last year. Introduction: We are calling on all our supporters to take advantage of the approach of July 4 Independence Day for the US as an opportunity […]
Author: Denis Doherty
Frydenberg’s 2020-21 budget confirms a profligate spend on Australia’s military capabilities that is unjustifiable from every view point: strategic, economic, environmental and social. The addition of a further $3 billion to the already allocated $42.2billion for 2020-21 will see Australia acquire a military capability grossly disproportionate to its defence needs. The planned capability will work […]
media release 26/08/2020 PM Morrison condemned over so-called stimulus to military spending. PM Morrison has opted for the easy way out of dealing with economic problems brought on by the Covid crisis. Instead of an Australia better equipped after the virus we will be only be better armed even though we have no enemies. “The […]
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 arms […]
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 cyber […]
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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 the […]
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 medical […]
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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 take […]
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. […]
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. After […]