Extended deterrence: Outdated, dangerous, wrong for Australia
President Obama’s chairing of the UN Security Council on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation on September 24 served to focus the nuclear spotlight where it is most needed, on the Council’s five...
View ArticleAttainment of health for all requires promotion of peace
If we want peace, and if we want health care for all, we are going to have to be able to pay for them. Global military spending every year is approximately $1.46 trillion. An estimate of what it would...
View ArticleAustralia makes a killing with weapons exports
Australia is supporting efforts to negotiate an Arms Trade Treaty – an international agreement to reduce the trade in small arms. So why are we trying to boost the trade at the same time? How is it...
View ArticleDEAD — a grave threat to global health
An uncommon but severe disorder that has been present for over half a century but is not yet officially classified is an under-recognised threat to global health. It relates to the most powerful...
View Article71 years on, we’re still dodging bullets while Australia leads the charge to...
Early August marks the anniversaries of the atomic bombings on August 6 and 9, 1945, of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, dates which most often come and go with little to offer except a terrifying reminder of...
View ArticleImpact of war on civilian lives cannot be ignored
It is time for Australia to acknowledge the suffering of the civilians living and dying in war zones that we have helped to create, and to provide humanitarian assistance with as much determination as...
View ArticleNuclear weapons must be rejected
Professor Hugh White, emeritus professor of strategic studies at Australian National University, has suggested that Australia might need to consider acquiring nuclear weapons. He writes in his new...
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