by WILPF Australia | Feb 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
WILPF Australia urges organisations and individuals to disassociate themselves from the Australian Government’s support of the Israeli government which has allowed: 27,000 Palestinians killed, two thirds of whom are women and children. 60,000 injured and unable to...
by WILPF Australia | Sep 21, 2023 | Demilitarisation, Education, Uncategorized
To mark the United Nations International Day of Peace we call on Defence Minister, Richard Marles, to cancel the Schools Nuclear Powered Propulsion Challenge. Recently the Australian Education Union passed a motion saying that: “A politicised pro-AUKUS...
by WILPF Australia | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
From the Guardian Blog written by Daniel Hurst: More than 100 Australian academics and scholars have called on the Albanese government to rethink its nuclear-powered submarine plan, arguing it is risky, expensive and will increase dependence on the US. An open letter...
by WILPF Australia | Apr 29, 2023 | Demilitarisation, Militarisation, Militarism, Peace, Uncategorized, Women Leading for Peace
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...
by WILPF Australia | Feb 20, 2023 | Demilitarisation, Events, Militarism, Peace, Uncategorized
The Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition (AAAC) have called a day of action on Friday 24th February. The message of the actions are: No to nucelar submarines No to east coast sub bases No to AUKUS No to preparations for war Yes to demilitarising Australia’s foreign...
by WILPF Australia | Feb 13, 2023 | News, Uncategorized, Women Peace and Security
The WILPF Australia section is horrified that more than 20,000 people have died as a result of the massive earthquakes that hit near the Türkiye-Syria border in the early hours of Monday morning. We acknowledge the devastation this has caused and we stand in...
