US Election Eve
On the eve of the US election here are a few timely reads: "The world’s confidence in US power and the moral authority it once commanded…
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Overwhelming support for war powers reform – Roy Morgan Poll
83.3% of Australians want Parliament to decide whether our troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, according to a nationwide Roy Morgan opinion poll released in…
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Defence or Diplomacy?
By Dr Alison Broinowski, AWPR Vice-President When the government’s Defence Strategic Update was released in September 2020, the Prime Minister anticipated ‘Defence forming even deeper links…
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AWPR Submission: Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020
On October 15 AWPR President, Paul Barratt AO made a submission in relation to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee's inquiry into the…
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Who is in Command?
Listen to John Rodsted of SafeGround interview AWPR President, Paul Barratt AO regarding war powers reform and autonomous weapons. The podcast is entitled 'Who is in…
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Editorial: ADF Iraq, Afghanistan and Middle East deployments require scrutiny by Parliament
By AWPR President Paul Barratt AO The recent announcement by the United States Government that it will reduce its armed force numbers in Iraq from 5200…
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Editorial: What about soft power?
By AWPR President Paul Barratt AO The Government’s cuts to our diplomatic service are at odds with the raised threat levels perceived by the Prime Minister,…
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The military-industrial-intelligence-security complex
By AWPR Vice-President Dr Alison Broinowski In 1961 President Eisenhower warned that a vast and permanent ‘military-industrial complex’ could produce ‘the disastrous rise of misplaced power’.…
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War Memorial expansion controversy
'Two former heads of the Australian War Memorial, former ambassadors and several ex-departmental secretaries have called for a reversal of the institution's "grandiose" $500m expansion plan,…
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Submission to Joint Standing Committee On Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
AWPR recently wrote a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Australia’s…
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