There should be great聽scepticism about聽the Japanese govenment plan to dispose聽of 1.3 million radioactive tonnes of waste water from the failed Fukushima nuclear reactor聽into the Pacific. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Conservative Australian think tanks, loaded with cash from United States鈥 sources and in furious agreement, are delighted with the AUKUS聽pact and its potential for local industries, argues聽Binoy Kampmark.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation鈥檚 new Strategic Concept, which Australia has signed up to, risks聽provoking another major war in the Asia-Pacific and should be opposed, says Socialist Alliance.
An聽international peace webinar drew speakers and participants聽from across the world to condemn the new Australia-United Kingdom-United States聽alliance. Jim McIlroy reports.
Indonesian human rights advocate Veronica Koman speaks about West Papua at the "World In Revolt" panel at the Socialist Alliance national conference 13 December 2019.
The release of the Defence White Paper in February reveals the Malcolm Turnbull government sees engaging in a regional 鈥渁rms race鈥 and securing its borders as far higher priorities than guaranteeing our healthcare system, quality public education, housing and welfare entitlements.
While this thinking is nothing new and continues the trend of successive governments 鈥 both Coalition and Labor 鈥 the Turnbull government added an extra twist, in quarantining the defence budget so that it is protected from cuts if revenue decreases.