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Campaigning / Foreign affairs, defence / Gender Equality

Why we need a feminist foreign policy Australia is still a long way from having equal representation in the Parliament and this matters because the evidence shows that increased female …

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Our self-reliant self-defence plan released

Our defence plan is affordable, coherent, and practical. It would shift the ADF focus from fighting wars far from our shores to countering the actual threats Australia now faces. Australia …

Campaigning / Foreign affairs, defence / Self-defence

Australia needs a strong and independent defence force that does not “project power” over nations far from our shores. This would save $100 billion that could be used for much …

Accountability / Foreign affairs, defence / News

Our OECD Sec-General

It is certainly a coup that an Australian will head up the OECD. Mathias Cormann may be the best person for the job, who knows? There was no selection process, …

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Donald Trump says he wants an orderly transition

In an unusually scripted piece, President Trump appears finally to have accepted his loss of office. The rhetoric has changed, whether he truly means it is another question. Meanwhile the …

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The US Senate certifies results after mob invasion

A pro-Trump angry mob stormed the US Senate today in an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden as President-elect. One woman was fatally shot by an officer. The …

Accountability / Foreign affairs, defence / News

‘Disgraceful and profound betrayal…’ Maj General Paul Brereton

Words can scarcely describe the shame we feel knowing 39 Afghan non-combatant citizens were killed and brutalised by special forces of the Australian Defence Force. The shocking reality is that …

Foreign affairs, defence / News / Nuclear weapons

Nuclear weapons now illegal

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, initiated in Melbourne back in 2007 by ICAN, has now been ratified by 50 countries meaning it will enter into force in …

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Missile madness

Australia should not be spending $270 billion more on arms.  With the world awash with weapons that could wipe out the planet many times over, it is absurd to say …

Comment / Foreign affairs, defence / News

US/Iran madness, bring troops home

President Trump is putting peace in the Middle East, such as it is, at enormous risk and Australia must caution him, withdraw Australian troops in Iraq and, above all, not be …

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