Category: News
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Defence Strategic Review – add your voice!
In early August, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles MP, announced an independently-led review that will consider the Australian Defence’s Force capabilities to meet growing strategic challenges. It is headed by former Defence Minister, Stephen Smith, and former Defence Chief, Angus Houston, who both have expertise in defence policy. However, their…
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WILPF welcomes the increase in women parliamentarians
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the great increase in women’s representation in the Australian Parliament. With a few seats still in doubt, it is projected that the House of Representatives will have 37% women, and the Senate 58%. The new ALP Government is set to see women outnumber men for the first…
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Who will be responsible for charting the direction of Australia’s foreign policy for the next three years?
Who can we trust to lead considered and informed diplomacy to restore Australia’s international reputation as a reliable partner committed to peace and stability in our region? Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Australia monitors the role of our parliamentarians in advocating for professional diplomacy, conflict resolution and peace keeping. To help members and…
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WILPF calls for peace in Ukraine
WILPF Australia strongly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine and we call for peace and an end to war. No more wars – not now, not ever again. In our letter to Prime Minister Morrison, WILPF has urged the Australian Government to stand united with the international community in calling for Russia to cease its…
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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Canberra 2021
A moving ceremony was held on Saturday 7 August at the Canberra Rotary World Peace Bell to remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Conducted by the Rotaract Clubs of Brindabella and the University of Canberra, the ceremony opened with a song from the Australian Military Women’s Choir as Canberra school children presented paper cranes they had folded…
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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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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.
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WILPF Women Working for Peace—Margaret Reynolds
WILPF member and former Senator Margaret Reynolds honours the 2020 centenary of WILPF Tasmania – and shares her own story of working for peace. Congratulations to you all on this very special occasion as we celebrate 100 years of Tasmanian women campaigning for peace. Any organisation which works over so many years deserves praise, but…