Inside Story, August 2018By any standards the soldiers of the ADF’s Special Air Service regiment, or SAS, based in Perth, are elite troops. They are extraordinarily highly trained and extraordinarily…
Croaky, July 2016The Chilcot report into the UK’s involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq was long overdue when it finally saw the light of day last week. Even so,…
Sydney Morning Herald, March 2018This week marks the 15th anniversary, on March 20, of one of Australia's most disastrous foreign policy decisions – our involvement in the invasion of Iraq.…
The Conversation, November 2017In March 2003, the Howard government involved Australia in an illegal military invasion of Iraq. The consequences of that war continue to be devastating for the people of…
Sydney Morning Herald, 2017The possibility of war between the United States and North Korea – particularly a war triggered by one too many provocative moves by an unpredictable leader, leading…
Dear (Parliamentarian), Report of The Iraq Inquiry (Chilcot Report) Congratulations on your election to the 45th Federal Parliament. I write in connection with the Report of The Iraq Inquiry (Chilcot…
MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, June 24, 2015 As concern spreads in Australia about what our latest military intervention in Iraq is for and where it will end, Australians for War Powers…
We are told that our troops fight to preserve our democracy. That democracy appears to be missing-in-action when the nation goes to war. Australians for War Powers Reform, a project of the Campaign for an Iraq War Inquiry (Inc), commissioned a public opinion poll that was conducted by Roy Morgan in October 2014. The full results can be downloaded from our website, with the weighted results on page 5 being most representative.