As the Israeli invasion Gaza steps up, international revulsion against the dire human crimes being committed against Palestinian civilians is growing rapidly. Global public opinion is on the side of the Palestinians and calling for peace and demanding an end to the butchery that has murdered more than 10,000 so far. Continue reading World sees massive upsurge of support for the people of Gaza
By Jim Hayes
Israel’s attack on the Palestinian population of Gaza can’t be justified in any way. The fact that some are doing this, including the Australian Labor prime Minister and his government is disturbing, and a signal of how far the moral compass has fallen. Continue reading The Australian government must find the courage to demand a stop to Israel’s invasion of Gaza
World attention has turned to the Middle east again after the surprise incursion of the armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas into Israel and the capture of Israeli mostly soldier and some civilian hostages. Reports claim that more than1000 people died on both sides. This should not have happened. Continue reading Hamas’ attack on Israel is an outcome of ongoing and brutal occupation of Palestinian land
Continue reading Mobilising a mass movement to prevent war is now increasingly urgent
The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) coalition, which has been waging a long Campaign against United States led war exercises on Australian soil has released a statement welcoming the decision by India to pull out of the biggest United States led major war exercises on Australian soil. Continue reading India’s withdrawal from the Talisman Sabre war exercises welcomed
The just concluded NATO summit in Vilnius ended by producing little, except to reveal uncertainty and lack of member unity. This was supposed to be a stage-managed affair, showing the world solid support for the Kyiv side of the war in Ukraine, and a determined launch of NATO presence in Asia. Neither was delivered. Continue reading NATO summit in Vilnius proved to be a major failure
I have put some effort into trying to make sense of the present battlefield offensive pf the Kiev forces in Ukraine. After trolling through claims and counter claims and getting a sense of the military strategies of both sides, some things have become quite obvious. These do not sit well with the barrage of media propaganda. Continue reading A peace movement is needed to put an end to Ukraine war
The elite that dominates the United States is running scared. Two prominent issues reveal this. One is the fear of the rise of China, and the other is what is the future of the economy and politics at home. The second one is at present being fought out in the battle over the government debt ceiling. Both are signs of the new uncertainty. Continue reading Australia must let go of reliance on a declining United States to secure our future
The cost of Australia’s new military expenditure is much more than most of us think. Attention is on the AUKUS submarine program. It doesn’t stop here though.
But let’s start with the submarines. We were told that they would cost $368 billion. They didn’t tell us that an extra $122 billion have been committed. This means that the expectation of escalating costs has already been factored in. The estimated real cost is up to $490 billion, and this is only the current estimate. The cost could go higher still. Continue reading The military expenditure blowout does not serve Australia’s interests
