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24.01.2022 "If our health and emergency agencies were properly funded and equipped, there may still be occasions in future where ADF personnel and resources are needed in civil emergencies, but such occasions should be rare and non-controversial."
22.01.2022 "The soldiers we sent understood all along that military victory was never possible. The most one could hope for was a negotiated settlement; the worst abject defeat. But fans of the longest war in centuries would be deluding themselves if they thought that the fact that settlement now seems possible vindicates the intervention, or represents a sort of victory. Nor will settlement secure democracy, or human rights, or the education of women. Or not for very long, even if the words are in the "peace" document."
22.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/watch/
21.01.2022 Almost 19 years (OCT 7th) since the first bombs were targeted on Afghanistan. Brown Universtity report on the Costs and Consequence.
21.01.2022 Think about what Edward Snowden revealed about surveillance. "Pervasive surveillance is now a standard feature of all major governments, which often rely on surveillance-for-profit companies. Governments in the West buy services from big data analytic companies such as Palantir. Australias government gathers information outside our borders, too. Take the bugging of the Timor-Leste government, a supposed friend rather than enemy."
20.01.2022 Come join us to hear Gillian Triggs on 21 September 2020 at 7pm our 75th anniversary.
19.01.2022 "What is China doing that Facebook isnt doing all the time? said Mr Pesce, an honorary associate in digital cultures at the University of Sydney."
18.01.2022 "Amidst this media hype about the sinister nature of WeChat one wonders if any mainstream reporters bothered to discover that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has a WeChat account. For those interested to look it up his WeChat ID is ScottMorrison2019."
17.01.2022 "When Australian troops entered Afghanistan in October 2001, Islamic terrorists were based in Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad and a few pockets of rural Afghanistan. The invasion of Iraq and then the destruction of Libya resulted in a massive expansion of terrorist activity. The continuing mayhem caused by drone warfare in the Middle East and North Africasupported through the intelligence facilities at Pine Gaphas expanded the threat of Islamist terror from a small corner of Afghanistan to a much wider area of the globe. The security of the Australian public appears to be a lower-order priority than participating in US-led operations."
17.01.2022 The People's Inquiry is live now, please watch and share. Independent & Peaceful Australia Inquiry https://fb.watch/1-6S5hDeBD/
17.01.2022 "In the past eight weeks the Department of Defence has handed out 4,602 contracts, worth more than $4 billion. Of that $4 billion, $2.6 billion (or 65%) was awarded in deals of $20 million or more. Furthermore, that $2.6 billion involved just 24 contracts, with the vast majority going to foreign companies or wholly owned Australian subsidiaries. Five contracts were awarded to Australian companies, two went to government agencies and one to a university."
16.01.2022 "So, whoever wishes to celebrate this peace deal needs to know what they are celebrating. I myself will be joining the Palestinian people, the defeated party, watching from the sideline yet another "peace process", that like a luxury cruiser leaving a troubled port sails towards the horizon ignoring the difficulties it is leaving behind. But sooner or later, the ship must return to shore."
16.01.2022 "The western Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory in the heart of a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence. US defense secretary Mark Esper visited the island nation last week as part of a Pacific tour, accusing Beijing of a malign influence and ongoing destabilising activities across the region. Palaus president Tommy Remengesau Jr later revealed he had told Esper the US military was welcome to build facilities in his country, an archipelago about 1500km east of the Philippines."
15.01.2022 Brisbane International Day of Peace lecture was a great event- if you missed it you can view and comment after on https://youtu.be/vALYZ5QlaWE
15.01.2022 Peaceful protest at the AWM by Doctors against war on 'remembrance day'
15.01.2022 "Ambrosius said the Papuan people felt the need to help Veronica because of her continuous efforts in advocating for human rights issues and fighting against injustices in Papua. This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "Papuans return Veronica Koman's scholarship funding to Indonesian government". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com//papuans-returnveronica-kom."
13.01.2022 Today is the International Day of Peace and I will be thinking of the Kabul Peace House and its members. Their grassroots, community-building approach to peace ...is a hopeful endeavour. In the midst of war, they choose the path of love to counter the endless violence. In a COVID-affected world, their mission for peaceful solidarity rings true more than ever before. Much love to them all during this particularly difficult time. #peace #internationaldayofpeace #kabulpeacehouse #dayofpeace Peace Australasia Global Light of Peace Australia Australians for Peace UNICEF Afghanistan British Council Afghanistan Afghanistan Peace Association (APA) Afghanistan Peace Initiatives Peace For Afghanistan
12.01.2022 You want to know why we are having a People's Inquiry looking at why we need independent and peace promoting foreign polices- read this article and join the launch of the Inquiry tonight register:https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwrceivqTguHNECRfPz5sRPb2WFp4pX1
12.01.2022 ""We are especially concerned that Australia's print media is overwhelmingly controlled by News Corporation, founded by Fox News billionaire Rupert Murdoch, with around two-thirds of daily newspaper readership. "This power is routinely used to attack opponents in business and politics by blending editorial opinion with news reporting. Australians who hold contrary views have felt intimidated into silence."
12.01.2022 Saturday 19 September, 2pm AEST Invitation to join on-line event for the International Day of Peace. Registrations: [email protected] Discussion with: Vince Scappatura, author of "The US lobby and the Australian foreign policy"; Greg Barns, SC, democratic rights barrister, Adviser to Julian Assange Campaign.... Organised by IPAN-Victoria. Endorsed by MUA-Victoria, Earth Worker, Pax Christie-Vic, Spirit of Eureka, CICD, Communication Workers Union, May Day Organisation, Progressive Labour Party. See more
12.01.2022 Henry Reynolds "And it all has a purpose. The implicit message is that it is perfectly normal for the country to intervene in wars far from our shores. The ANZAC legend itself makes it easier for governments to go to war and makes it difficult for sceptics to carry out appropriate assessment when the diggers return. War is thereby normalised as something which we Australians routinely engage in and we always acquit ourselves well. How rarely we engage in serious assessment of what our assorted wars have achieved. " Join the People's Inquiry into Australian involvement in US led wars webinar tonight :https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwrceivqTguHNECRfPz5sRPb2WFp4pX1
12.01.2022 "Last weeks vaccine optimism from Scott Morrison was accompanied by an avuncular promise of Australian largesse to extend vaccine access to the Pacific family. The PM may find that announcement is too little too late, given that three of the six vaccines already in phase III trials are from Australias rival in the Pacific, China, with two more, equally promising, Chinese products following closely behind."
11.01.2022 An interesting read. "Explaining this, Professor Dupont states, "Driving much of this change is escalating great power rivalry, which is particularly unsettling for Australia because the US and China are crucial to our economic wellbeing and national security."
10.01.2022 Listen to Inquiry panellist Terry Mason talk on 3CR Community Radio about the complex relationship between the US alliance and First Nations' Peoples (or Aborig...inal and Torres Strait Islanders) on Fire First. The conversation starts at ~15 minutes in, but the whole show is a great listen. You can hear more from Mason tonight at the Inquiry Launch: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwrceivqTguHNECRfPz5sRPb2WFp4pX1 https://www.3cr.org.au/firefirst
10.01.2022 You are invited to attend the launch of the IPAN initiated Inquiry. Register now on https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwrceivqTguHNECRfPz5sRPb2WFp4pX1 The Director of Australia Remade Millie Rooney will present a vision for our future at the launch of the IPAN Inquiry on Thursday 26th November. The Chair of the Inquiry Kellie Tranter, Prof Ian Lowe, and Indigenous leader Terry Mason will also speak about the need for this Peoples Inquiry as we make The case for an Independent and Peaceful Australia.
09.01.2022 Today, Saturday 19 September, 2pm. On-line discussion. Will the US alliance drag Australia into another war? Australia needs an independent foreign policy". With Greg Barns SC, democratic rights barrister and Advisor to Julian Assange campaign; and Vince Scappatura, author of the US lobby and Australia's defence and foreign policies. Register by 1pm - [email protected]... Organised by IPAN-Victoria. Endorsed by MUA-Victoria, Earth Worker, Pax Christie-Vic, Spirit of Eureka, CICD, Communication Workers Union - Victoria; Progressive Labour Party, Melbourne May Day Organisation and others.
08.01.2022 https://7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/enemy-of-the-state
08.01.2022 "Ecological threats and climate change pose serious challenges to global peacefulness. Over the next 30 years lack of access to food and water will only increase without urgent global cooperation. In the absence of action civil unrest, riots and conflict will most likely increase. COVID-19 is already exposing gaps in the global food chain.
07.01.2022 "At a time of geopolitical tension between China and the United States, regional interventions by Australia and France are increasingly framed by the concept of the Indo-Pacific.
07.01.2022 Malala inspirational and challenging the worlds leaders and all people to effect change
07.01.2022 Tell Jacqui Lambi to vote 'NO' to the Bill
05.01.2022 "The crowdfunding campaign has the backing of high-profile media personalities including Annabel Crabb and Michelle Grattan and is winning support from several politicians, who have been outspoken about News influence in Australian media."
05.01.2022 "University of Sydney Professor James Curran, who specialises in the history of Australian and American foreign relations, said with the breakdown in mutual trust and a feverish debate on relations in both countries, bilateral ties were likely to continue to decline. Canberra will have to do more than just tell affected exporters in Australia to ‘diversify’. Easier said than done. Markets the size of China’s are not found around the next street corner, Curran said. A strong trading relationship with China will be essential to Australia’s post-pandemic recovery, so Canberra and Beijing need to find a circuit breaker."
04.01.2022 The Australian Strategic Policy Institute "Two of its biggest sources of funding are the US State Department, whose secretary Mike Pompeo has led the charge of global anti-China sentiment, and foreign weapons makers. ASPI’s annual report, which has just been tabled in Parliament, shows that funding from the US government skyrocketed by 367% over the past financial year alone to $1,369,773.22." We need a Peaceful Independent Australia- free of foreign manipulation.
04.01.2022 Australias recent actions are unfortunately worsening this situation. Canberras announcement that it will pursue long-range missiles and other advanced weapon systems does nothing to encourage strategic stability in the region. Rather it will, as Tanya Ogilvie-White argues, feed the flames of missile proliferation. Adding to the missile fray will send a message that all states should engage in costly arms build-ups. This will only escalate regional tensions and heighten security dilemmas. https://www.eastasiaforum.org//linking-us-russian-arms-c/
03.01.2022 "In the face of a wall of anti-Beijing media, our most experienced spook-watching journalist, Brian Toohey, has written of the damage being done to Australian research by the Morrison governments anti-Chinese legislation."
02.01.2022 "The most dangerous secret agent of foreign influence is ASIO. It is the agent of monopolists in the USA who are bent on decimating Australia's trade because most of it is with a country which they cannot govern."
01.01.2022 Militarising our schools, jobs and the economy.
01.01.2022 "The only viable global hegemon geopolitical, economic, military, ideological is the US, and its record as a warfare state, one perfectly happy to install and support dictatorships, needs little more comment here. It is led by a president whose trashing of democratic process, rational discourse, consistency of position and common decency is undisputed. Indeed, his global supporters revel in this casting aside of the liberal niceties, celebrating the chaos and outrage that puts the elites on the defensive. It is to this president, and his appointed ultra-hawks, that the Coalition government does not just pay necessary lip-service but, rather, cringing homage."
