By Richard Stone On 16 July the Trump administration hosted a diplomatic forum attended by 66 countries, including Australia. (1) To what extent the official Australian diplomatic presence was linked directly to the US military footprint in Australia, was not specified in forum publications. (2) The so-called ‘alliance’, nevertheless, remains a major factor. The so-called Pillars One and Two of …
By Nick Glais SA Premier Malinauskas has just announced a Royal Commission into artificial Intelligence (AI). The announcement followed his return from a trip to the US where he met with US politicians, Department of War personnel and AI industry leaders. The visit to the US was as much about the AUKUS arrangements as it was about AI, but there …
By Nick Glais Widespread opposition to the pro-US policy orientation of the Labor Party has focussed on the leading triumvirate of Albanese, Wong and Marles. To them can be added the three State Premiers of WA, SA and NSW who are complicit in the AUKUS arrangements and the restrictions of civil liberties associated with the anti-war and pro-Palestinian mass movements. …
By Kate O’Brien In the early hours of Wednesday 8th April, anti-war activists blocked the entrance to the BAE Systems building at Edinburgh, north of Adelaide/Tarntanya, to protest the company’s manufacture and supply of titanium parts for the F-35 bomber jets used by the Israeli and US militaries. The Edinburgh precinct is one of five locations owned by the global …
By Bevan Ramsden Successive Australian governments’ misplaced priority on military “security” against a fictitious threat has left Australians without adequate fuel, food and transportation security. The disruption to oil supplies, resulting from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, has exposed this vulnerability. At time of writing, 470 service stations across Australia were without petrol or diesel and the cost of both these …
By Max Ormond Campaigning in the South Australian 2026 state election is well underway. Anti-war protestors have their own thoughts on what should be on the campaign agenda. They decided to focus on a number of electoral seats that host industrial military complexes in Adelaide/Kaurna Yerta. Premier Malinauskas, who holds the seat of Croydon, is also the Minister for Defence …
By Binoy Kampmark Australian personnel aboard a US nuclear submarine during an attack on an Iranian vessel highlight the deeper implications of AUKUS – and the risk of Australia being drawn into American wars. The AUKUS trilateral pact has cost Australia dear. Over the decades, it will cost the Australian taxpayers well over the projected A$368 billion being assessed by …
The following speech was give at the recently organised CAUSE (Coalition Against the United States Empire) rally held in Adelaide on 5th February. It was given by Eileen Darley, coordinator of PACOA (Port Adelaide Community Opposes AUKUS). Friends and comrades, The whole world is in a terrible state of chassis. Those words were written by Irish playwright Sean O’Casey through …
By Shirley Winton Shirley spoke on behalf of Spirit of Eureka (Vic) and as a member of the Anti-AUKUS Coalition to a rally attended by 400-500 people. Speakers included Latin Americans, First People (including Black People’s Union), Palestinians et al. We stand in solidarity with the people of Venezuela. We condemn the US invasion and it taking control of this …
By Spirit of Eureka (NSW) As a low flying police helicopter roared overhead for 45 minutes to silence Sydney’s rally for Venezuela on Sunday evening, ex-high school teacher, Spirit of Eureka’s Lindy Nolan, roared back. Part of nationwide snap rallies, right now Sydney is the sharp end of fascism’s rise. The helicopter was deliberately used as a weapon to unsettle …
