Category: Militarism
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“We Want YOU!” to help us in Australia’s demilitarisation
Just over a century ago, the notorious Uncle Sam appeared on posters around the United States, encouraging young men to join the United States’ army in a veiled performance of patriotism. The two World Wars saw Australia follow Great Britain into a cumulative ten years of devastation and heartbreak, which would be glorified as a…
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Killer subs will nuke a safe future
By WILPF Australia’s Harriet Binet, published in the Mercury Talking Point, Hobart Mercury,18 September 2021 Harriet Binet warns nuclear submarines will be the flagships of a khaki election PRIME Minister Scott Morrison’s plan to buy and manufacture nuclear submarines is a shocking and reckless policy, made even more disturbing when viewed through the lens of…
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WILPF Australia acts for Korea Peace Now
WILPF Australia is actively supporting the international campaign for a peace treaty to be negotiated between North and South Korea. Since 1953, there has only been a ceasefire in operation. Internationally, WILPF was one of the initiating partners in the Korea Peace Now! campaign, a global coalition of women’s peace organisations calling on the United…
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WILPF Australia’s submission to the IPAN People’s Inquiry
Read WILPF Australia’s submission to the IPAN People’s Inquiry into the Case for an Independent and Peaceful Australia – the costs and consequences of Australia’s involvement in US-led wars and the US Alliance.
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Breaking Through the Addiction to Weapons – WILPF Webinar
View Breaking Through the Addiction to Weapons: Feminist Critiques of Militarism, webinar, 26 May 2021. WILPF representatives Ludmilla Kwitko and Barb O’Dwyer in Australia join WILPF Sections from Aotearoa, Japan, Germany and Italy to present and compare recent developments in militarisation in their countries, and to consider feminist alternatives to military spending. Taking place in the…
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Militarisation in Australia – the Report
Have you noticed the trend towards increasing militarisation in Australia? WILPF Australia’s reports on this trend from 2010-2020.
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Increased militarisation in Australia accepted as normal
Increased militarisation in Australia accepted as normal, according to WILPF Australia research report released on the trend from 2010-2020. The report is the result of a growing concern about the acceptance of this trend by the Australian public.