Links related to "Australia"
Lake War Memorials Forum website: Canberra
Link Added 02/02/2011
The Lake War Memorials Forum website was launched in February 2011 to give Australians an opportunity to express their views about the proposal to build two large war memorials on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. This website is intended to expose this proposal to the open, democratic scrutiny that its proponents have so far evaded. Its supporters include historians, architects, and MAPW's ACT branch, which has been active in the campaign against additional war memorials for Canberra.
Housmans World Peace Database
Link Added 25/10/2010
A database to help you keep in touch with other organisations around the world who are concerned with peace-related issues.
Housmans World Peace Database
Link Added 25/10/2010
A database to help you keep in touch with other organisations around the world who are concerned with peace-related issues.
Liberal Party fails to learn from past wars
Link Added 25/10/2010
Article from The Age by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser highlighting the failure of the Liberal party to learn from previous failures where we supported the U.S militarily and drawing lessons for Afghanistan.
Climate and Health Alliance
Link Added 25/10/2010
The Climate and Health Alliance is an Australian alliance of stakeholders in the health sector who wish to see the threat of climate change for health addressed through prompt policy action.
Afghanistan blog
Link Added 25/10/2010
The blog of an Australian Aid worker working in Afghanistan in 2010.
Australian War Memorial - Causes of War
Link Added 09/02/2010
Australian War Memorial website education section on causes of war researched by Ian Buckley.
'Australia's Foreign Wars: Origins, Costs, Future?!' by Ian Buckley
Link Added 09/02/2010
Series of essays on the causes and costs of Australia's foreign wars by Ian Buckley including origins of WW1, the Gallipoli Campaign, WW2, the Cold War, Korean and Vietnam wars. The essays 'aim to provide an easily accessible outline of Australia's diplomatic-military history that might help guide us towards a saner future.'
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Australia)
Link Added 09/02/2010
Founded in 1915, WILPFi empowers women to work for peace and justice in every Australian state and territory, and in 45 countries around the world.
Australian Student Environment Network
Link Added 08/12/2009
The Australian Student Environment Network is made up of campus environment collectives all over the continent working for a just and sustainable future. ASEN aims to provide resources and support to collectives across the country, share skills, passion, experience, resources, ideas and run campaigns together for positive social change.
Submissions to the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2008
Link Added 27/10/2009
Submissions received by the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee to the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2008 [No. 2]. MAPW's submission is number 18.
Talisman sabre military exercises, war and the environment: Sue Wareham, July 2009
Link Added 15/07/2009
In this article on On-line opinion, MAPW President Dr Sue Wareham OAM argues that "there is one human activity that manages to escape scrutiny in our efforts to address climate change and other forms of environmental destruction. That activity is war and its preparation." Dr Wareham looks at the environmental cost of the 2009 Talisman Sabre military exercises.
Aborigines and Uranium: Monitoring the Health Hazards, 2006
Link Added 25/11/2008
AIATSIS Research Discussion Paper No 20, Aborigines and Uranium: Monitoring the Health Hazards, by Colin Tatz and others. This report notes leakages, spillages and breaches of regulations at the Ranger Uranium Mine since 1981. It reports exploratory research that shows a singificant overall increase in the incidence of cancer among Aboriginal people in the Kakadu region where Ranger is located; and calls for comprehensive monitoring there, and wherever uranium mining occurs.
"Radiation sick" posters: MAPW and partners 2007
Link Added 28/10/2008
Four posters on health issues and the nuclear chain, were developed by MAPW, Friends of the Earth and Beyond Nuclear in consultation with Indigenous communities; with funds including a grant to MAPW from the JB Seed Foundation. View or download the art work at the FoEi website. Indigenous communities please welcome to contact the Arid Lands Environment Centre for copies.
Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers (NISAT)
Link Added 27/08/2008
The Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers website contains detailed information on the sources and costs of small arms proliferation. It also contains a public access database with details of small arms transfers including types of arms, seller and destination.
Global Policy Forum
Link Added 10/07/2008
The Global Policy Forum is a US-based organisation which monitors UN and global policies.
Stand Fast: anti-war veterans group
Link Added 09/07/2008
Stand Fast is an anti war veterans group created in 2008. It has members in several Australian cities, and encourages serving ADF members to contact it to discuss what is really happening in Iraq and Afghanistan.
2020 summit: Felicity Hill's participant report
Link Added 23/04/2008
Felicity Hill's great photos, and running commentary, on the 2020 summit in Canberra on 21-22 April 2008: Felicity was a keen participant. Warning: tone irreverant!
Australia in the Pacific Islands
Link Added 04/03/2008
This site is part of the "Australian Forces Abroad" series which draws together existing knowledge concerning Australian Defence Force and and Australian Federal Police deployments on missions outside Australia, thus allowing communities to assess Australian government policy and its impact.
Australia in Tonga
Link Added 04/03/2008
This site is part of the "Australian Forces Abroad" series which draws together existing knowledge concerning Australian Defence Force and and Australian Federal Police deployments on missions outside Australia, thus allowing communities to assess Australian government policy and its impact.
