鈥淢oney for health and education, not for war and devastation!鈥 rang out as arms lobbyist and former Coalition听minister Christopher Pyne arrived at the Defence Strategic Review Summit. Jim McIlroy reports.
AUKUS
May Day marches were organised in Boorloo/Perth, Gadi/Sydney,听Meanjin/Brisbane,听 Muloobinba/Newcastle,听Kombumerri/Gold Coast,听Walyalup/Fremantle and Tarndanya/Adelaide. Susan Price, Jim McIlroy,听Alex Salmon and Renfrey Clarke听report.
Retired Lt Col Lance Collins, a former second in charge听of the Australian Army Intelligence Division, said Australia's military integration into the US war machine had grown in recent years.听John Quelch reports.
Shirley Winton argues that we听must build a long-term, sustainable people鈥檚 mass movement for peace, justice and a safe environment that does not serve US imperialism or any other hegemon.
The tradition of ANZAC has done nothing to make Australian cautious, reflective and wise in sending troops to war, argues Binoy Kampmark.
The US has been perusing its听China containment听strategy for some years. But Australia is also preparing for war and is looking to make worrying changes to听the Defence Act. Bevan Ramsden听reports.
Labor鈥檚 commitment to听tax cuts for the rich and the $368 billion submarine deal means that even more funding will be cut from already stretched health, aged care, education and welfare services. Darren Saffin reports.
Steve O鈥橞rien caught up with David Bradbury, independent filmmaker and twice Academy Award-nominated director and producer, at the 2023 Climate Camp in Newcastle. Bradbury鈥檚 latest film, The Road To War, is currently being screened around Australia.
A group of alumni and friends attended the University of Queensland Senate meeting to challenge the university鈥檚 involvement with the weapons corporation, Boeing. Kerry Smith reports.
Greens鈥 housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather discusses negotiations with Labor over its housing package, arguments for a rent freeze, the safeguard mechanism and the AUKUS nuclear submarines.
If anyone was expecting a flash of independence from foreign minister Penny Wong鈥檚听address to the National Press Club, they were bound to be disappointed, argues Binoy Kampmark.
In Aotearoa/New Zealand, the Labour government has enthusiastically, and without any public discussion, become part of NATO鈥檚 Asia Pacific 4, betraying the gains of the mass anti-war movement, writes Matt Robson.
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