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Cluster bomb loopholes disregard purpose of global treaty

Written 23/11/2011

ALP Caucus votes to stick by US military and remain soft on cluster bomb ban: Cluster Munitions Coalition

22 NOVEMBER 2011: ALP caucus yesterday voted NOT to amend its widely criticised Cluster Munitions Prohibition bill to remove two loopholes that defy the whole intention of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

US military presence, cluster bombs, and uranium sales: MAPW members speak out

Written 17/11/2011

Updated 23 November: President Obama's Australian visit has sparked announcements of an expanded US military presence in Australia -raising the possibility of storage of banned cluster bombs - while the PM has made clear her intention to change policy on uranium sales to India. Our members have spoken on radio, and once again written numerous letters to the media.

Send a Sock to Stephen: MAPW supports cluster bombs campaign

Written 15/11/2011

MAPW has joined organisations around Australia to send socks to Defence Minister Stephen Smith as a sad reminder of the human costs of cluster bombs.

Draft legislation before the Government would seriously weaken the important international treaty which bans cluster munitions.

MAPW signs open letter on cluster bomb legislation

Written 06/07/2011

Dr Bill Williams, on behalf of MAPW, is one of 45 signatories of an open letter to the Defence Minister, Foreign Minister and Attorney General urging changes to the proposed legislation on the ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions soon to be debated by the Senate.

MAPW urges Parliament to strengthen cluster munitions treaty

Written 02/02/2011

MAPW has made a submission to the Senate, urging that legislation currently before the Parliament be amended to strengthen, rather than undermine, the recent international treaty aiming to ban these shocking weapons.

Act now to ban cluster munitions

Written 27/05/2008

21 MAY 2008. MAPW has asked its members and supporters to take urgent action (detailed below) to persuade the Australian government to support a total ban on cluster bombs.

A crucial international conference is taking place in Dublin, where the wording of the treaty to ban cluster bombs will be finalised by the end of this week. 

Banning cluster bombs: time to write a letter

Written 23/04/2008

Australia is among a group of countries seeking to "water down" the international treaty to ban cluster bombs, which will be negotiated in Dublin on 19 – 30 May 2008.

It is an important time for people to write to the government, as well as to newspapers and other media urging that they fully support the draft treaty, without loopholes.