Full marks for Stephanie Dowrick’s article “War — what is it good for?” (July 21, Forum p10). Dowrick rightly identifies Australia’s failure to invest financially in peace rather than war. Our funding for diplomacy has been slashed, while funding for war sky-rockets. The poor old weapons industry even gets a leg-up with government subsidies, despite […]
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Sign the Petition – the ALP must commit to join the UN Nuclear Weapons Ban
We have launched a new petition calling on the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to commit to signing and ratifying the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The ALP is currently finalising their policy platform to take to the next federal election. The ALP is in the process of deciding their position on […]
The Nobel Peace Prize and the Doomsday Clock – The End of Nuclear Weapons or the End of Us?
On May 9th 2018, an important new article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, “The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize and the Doomsday Clock – The End of Nuclear Weapons or the End of Us?”, co-authored by ICAN’s founding chair and former MAPW (Australia) President, Assoc Professor Tilman Ruff. The NEJM has a […]
The Age Letters Page – Monday 16 April 2018
There are weapons worse than chemical ones After more than seven years of appalling and highly complex conflict, Syria is increasingly a proxy for a new Cold War. Outrage about use of weapons of mass destruction does not make counter attack legal, and increases the risk of escalation. Chemical weapons inspectors arrived on Saturday to […]
Australia Preaches Respect for International Law in Syria while undermining the Law
Health professionals in Australia have strongly criticised the government for preaching respect for international law in Syria, while practising the opposite. Australia strongly endorses attacks on Syria by the US, the UK and France which violate international law, given they are neither conducted in self-defence nor authorised by the UN . Claims by Foreign Minister […]
MAPW National President awarded inaugural Rotary Peace Prize
At a ceremony held at Nara Peace Park in Canberra, MAPW National President Dr Sue Wareham was awarded the inaugural Chief Minister’s Rotary Peace Prize on Friday 23rd February. The awarding of this prestigious prize coincided with the unveiling of the Rotary Peace Bell, a symbol of remembrance to all those who have lost their […]