Links related to "Australia"
Australia and the American "Asian pivot"
Link Added 08/05/2013
A blog by Joanna Castle Miller in which she describes a recent visit to Australia and a discussion she had with MAPW's Nancy Atkin on the relations between the US and Australia.
The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network
Link Added 19/02/2013
IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) is a network of organisations from all regions of Australia who are united by our support for an independent Australian foreign policy based on peaceful resolution of conflicts.
IPAN also has a facebook page.
US military base in Darwin
Link Added 15/11/2012
The Australian Government’s decision to establish a US military base in Darwin is a decision of local, national and international importance. BaseWatch aims to be a part of bringing Darwin into the forefront of planning for this major change in social infrastructure.
The ANZAC myth: article, 2012
Link Added 22/08/2012
An article by historian Mark McKenna, from The Australian Literary Review, Volume 2, Issue 5, June 2007.
"The Anzacs", he argues, "did not sacrifice their lives for the Australian nation. The nation has created their deaths as sacrifice to serve its own ends".
Letter to "The Age" by Dr Jenny Grounds
Link Added 07/08/2012
A letter published in The Age on Saturday 4 August 2012 by Dr Jenny Grounds, President of MAPW, about the proposal to base nuclear-powered ships and aircraft in Perth.
The Anzac Day Cult
Link Added 12/06/2012
An article by Don Watson in The Monthly for June 2012 argues that Anzac Day has become "a default state religion".
Lowy Institute poll 2012
Link Added 06/06/2012
The eighth annual Lowy Institute Poll reports the results of a nationally representative opinion survey of 1,005 Australian adults conducted in Australia between 26 March and 10 April 2012 using mobile and landline telephones. It also reports the results of a parallel survey conducted in New Zealand. The poll shows mixed results. On the question of uranium sales to India, the figures show most people against, whereas on the questions of invading Iran and stationing US troops in Australia, the results are pretty disturbing.
Shifting nuclear debates
Link Added 06/03/2012
Has the Australian government ever considered nuclear weapons? What were the plans during the cold war in event of a nuclear attack? This website includes an article by Dr Jim Green, FOEi, and links to various journal articles relating to Australia's sometimes equivocal stance on nuclear weapons.
The Pacific War: a re-examination
Link Added 06/03/2012
An article by Tom O'Lincoln re-examining the actions of the Australian Military during the Pacific War. Tom is author of Australia's Pacific War, challenging a national myth.
Lake War Memorials Forum website: Canberra
Link Added 02/02/2011
The Lake War Memorials Forum website was launched in February 2011 to give Australians an opportunity to express their views about the proposal to build two large war memorials on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. This website is intended to expose this proposal to the open, democratic scrutiny that its proponents have so far evaded. Its supporters include historians, architects, and MAPW's ACT branch, which has been active in the campaign against additional war memorials for Canberra.
Liberal Party fails to learn from past wars
Link Added 25/10/2010
Article from The Age by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser highlighting the failure of the Liberal party to learn from previous failures where we supported the U.S militarily and drawing lessons for Afghanistan.
Climate and Health Alliance
Link Added 25/10/2010
The Climate and Health Alliance is an Australian alliance of stakeholders in the health sector who wish to see the threat of climate change for health addressed through prompt policy action.
Afghanistan blog
Link Added 25/10/2010
The blog of an Australian Aid worker working in Afghanistan in 2010.
'Australia's Foreign Wars: Origins, Costs, Future?!' by Ian Buckley
Link Added 09/02/2010
Series of essays on the causes and costs of Australia's foreign wars by Ian Buckley including origins of WW1, the Gallipoli Campaign, WW2, the Cold War, Korean and Vietnam wars. The essays 'aim to provide an easily accessible outline of Australia's diplomatic-military history that might help guide us towards a saner future.'
'The Gallipoli Campaign: Aims, Options, Outcomes' by Ian Buckley
Link Added 09/02/2010
Based on transcript of an ANU Emeritus Faculty talk on the Anzac campaign given on April 16, 2008 by Ian Buckley
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Australia)
Link Added 09/02/2010
Founded in 1915, WILPFi empowers women to work for peace and justice in every Australian state and territory, and in 45 countries around the world.
Australian Student Environment Network
Link Added 08/12/2009
The Australian Student Environment Network is made up of campus environment collectives all over the continent working for a just and sustainable future. ASEN aims to provide resources and support to collectives across the country, share skills, passion, experience, resources, ideas and run campaigns together for positive social change.
Submissions to the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2008
Link Added 27/10/2009
Submissions received by the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee to the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2008 [No. 2]. MAPW's submission is number 18.
Talisman sabre military exercises, war and the environment: Sue Wareham, July 2009
Link Added 15/07/2009
In this article on On-line opinion, MAPW President Dr Sue Wareham OAM argues that "there is one human activity that manages to escape scrutiny in our efforts to address climate change and other forms of environmental destruction. That activity is war and its preparation." Dr Wareham looks at the environmental cost of the 2009 Talisman Sabre military exercises.
Aborigines and Uranium: Monitoring the Health Hazards, 2006
Link Added 25/11/2008
AIATSIS Research Discussion Paper No 20, Aborigines and Uranium: Monitoring the Health Hazards, by Colin Tatz and others. This report notes leakages, spillages and breaches of regulations at the Ranger Uranium Mine since 1981. It reports exploratory research that shows a singificant overall increase in the incidence of cancer among Aboriginal people in the Kakadu region where Ranger is located; and calls for comprehensive monitoring there, and wherever uranium mining occurs.
