Prospects for Peace for Korea – what are the issues, the prospects and what we can do?

by WILPF Australia | Sep 18, 2023 | Militarisation, Recording, Women Leading for Peace, Women Peace and Security

Prospects for Peace for Korea. WILPF Australia webinar, 55 minutes, abridged This year, 2023—the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice—the Korean Peninsula continues to face the threat of war. With the tenuous ceasefire still the only formal mechanism in place...

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 Addresses Changes to Defence Act

by WILPF Australia | Apr 29, 2023 | Demilitarisation, Militarisation, Militarism, Peace, Uncategorized, Women Leading for Peace

WILPF has submitted a letter to the Australian Government regarding the possible reforms to be made to current Defence legislation, addressing the changes and how the proposal will actually affect us. You can find more information about the reform here. We write...

Penny Wong has inherited huge challenges as Foreign Minister

by WILPF Australia | Apr 26, 2023 | Militarisation, Women Leading for Peace

Our National President, Margaret Reynolds writes about the challenges Penny Wong has inherited in her role as Foreign Minister. She is surrounded by alpha males controlling the defence and security debate, convinced that only deadly military weapons can secure a safe...

Call Richard Marles: why are US weapons makers getting even more influence?

by WILPF Australia | Apr 18, 2023 | Militarisation, Militarism

Many Australian women will be alarmed to read that the Federal Government is quietly preparing to increase our nations dependence on the international arms industry and directing even more taxpayers dollars into secret deals to build up the Defence Departments war...

Australian women say NO to AUKUS on International Women’s Day

by WILPF Australia | Mar 7, 2023 | Militarisation, Militarism, Peace, Women Leading for Peace, Women Peace and Security

International Women’s Day 2023: Say No to AUKUS and another overseas war! We urge the Federal Government to listen to the voices of Australian women to guarantee peace and security. We reject those irresponsible and strident voices advocating an American agenda...