Category: Militarisation
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Prospects for Peace for Korea – what are the issues, the prospects and what we can do?
Prospects for Peace for Korea. WILPF Australia webinar, 55 minutes, abridged This year, 2023—the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice—the Korean Peninsula continues to face the threat of war. With the tenuous ceasefire still the only formal mechanism in place to prevent armed conflict, tensions are again rising. Recognising the dire need for greater…
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Australian Peacekeeping: Our Best Kept Secret?
“Australia has been committed to overseas peace building more frequently than it has participated in overseas wars. Yet our national narrative of war is far more well known than the detail of our humanitarian efforts to prevent conflict.” Margaret Reynolds (WILPF Australia’s National President and former Federal Minister) reflects on the progress of Australia’s peacekeeping…
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WILPF Addresses Changes to Defence Act
WILPF has submitted a letter to the Australian Government regarding the possible reforms to be made to current Defence legislation, addressing the changes and how the proposal will actually affect us. You can find more information about the reform here. We write representing the oldest global peace advocacy organisation Women’s International League for Peace and…
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Penny Wong has inherited huge challenges as Foreign Minister
Our National President, Margaret Reynolds writes about the challenges Penny Wong has inherited in her role as Foreign Minister. She is surrounded by alpha males controlling the defence and security debate, convinced that only deadly military weapons can secure a safe future for Australia. She heads a department historically seen as weak and irrelevant by…
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Call Richard Marles: why are US weapons makers getting even more influence?
Many Australian women will be alarmed to read that the Federal Government is quietly preparing to increase our nations dependence on the international arms industry and directing even more taxpayers dollars into secret deals to build up the Defence Departments war fighting capability. You can read more about this issue in Michelle Fahy’s recent article…
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Australian women say NO to AUKUS on International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day 2023: Say No to AUKUS and another overseas war! We urge the Federal Government to listen to the voices of Australian women to guarantee peace and security. We reject those irresponsible and strident voices advocating an American agenda of increased militarization and preparations for war with China. Australian women need to speak…
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WILPF Australia to discuss fresh ways to resolve conflicts
WILPF Australia is determined to continue its strong advocacy for diplomacy and peace building in a new year when militarism and war continues to attract news headlines . Yet behind the scenes many Australians are troubled by recent announcements that our nation maintains its dependence on old allies, America and Britain, countries which have such…
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Endorse our submission to the Defence Strategic Review
We must change the direction of defence investment. The way Australia invests in defence is currently under review. We have the opportunity to choose a new direction. WILPF has made a submission to the review panel, urging a comprehensive and integrated approach to this task. Our submission proposes that there is a broad range of…
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Say NO to the Australian Defence Force in Ukraine
We must change the direction of defence policies. WILPF Australia has called on Australians to help change plans to send Defence forces to Ukraine to train their soldiers. Australia should have learnt from so many past overseas conflicts that this is just an introduction to military engagement overseas. It will drag young Australians into conflict…
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Send a message to Clare O’Neil: Bring Australians home from Syria!
Our new Home Affairs Minister, Clare O’Neil, has the power to bring home Australians, who are stuck in refugee camps in Syria. Save the Children has estimated that more than 60 Australians, including 47 children, are located across the Al-Hol and Roj camps. Many are family members of men who travelled to Syria and Iraq…