Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 80 Years – Commemorative Ideas for Schools

by WILPF Australia | Jul 28, 2025 | Demilitarisation, Disarmament, News, Peace, Schools

There are many ways that schools and their students may commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 80 Years – Commemorative Ideas for Schools’ provides a range of suggestions for educational and commemorative activities,...

AUKUS: A False Solution to a False Problem

by WILPF Australia | Jul 11, 2023 | Demilitarisation, Disarmament, Education, Peace, Women Leading for Peace

In March this year, the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, along with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Richard Marles, unveiled a $368-billion-dollar plan detailing Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines over the next thirty...

Australian Peacekeeping: Our Best Kept Secret?

by WILPF Australia | Jun 28, 2023 | Demilitarisation, Disarmament, Militarisation, Peace

“Australia has been committed to overseas peace building more frequently than it has participated in overseas wars. Yet our national narrative of war is far more well known than the detail of our humanitarian efforts to prevent conflict.” Margaret Reynolds...

WILPF Submission to Senate Select Committee into Australia’s Disaster Resilience

by WILPF Australia | Jun 15, 2023 | Demilitarisation, Disarmament, Women Leading for Peace

WILPF has submitted several recommendations to a Senate Select Committee for Australia’s Disaster Resilience regarding the possible reforms to be made to the Australian Governments disaster relief processes. The submission draws on a research report published by...

Endorse our submission to the Defence Strategic Review

by WILPF Australia | Nov 11, 2022 | Demilitarisation, Disarmament, Militarisation, Militarism, Peace, Uncategorized, Women Leading for Peace

We must change the direction of defence investment. The way Australia invests in defence is currently under review.  We have the opportunity to choose a new direction. WILPF has made a submission to the review panel, urging a comprehensive and integrated approach to...

Say NO to the Australian Defence Force in Ukraine

by WILPF Australia | Oct 13, 2022 | Demilitarisation, Disarmament, Militarisation, Militarism, Peace, Uncategorized, Women Leading for Peace

We must change the direction of defence policies. WILPF Australia has called on Australians to help change plans to send Defence forces to Ukraine to train their soldiers. Australia should have learnt from so many past overseas conflicts that this is just an...