Australian Peace and Security Forum

Marianne Hanson, 19 February With the expiration of the New START treaty and the erosion of arms control agreements, the safeguards that once limited nuclear danger are rapidly disappearing – despite decades of evidence that restraint reduces catastrophic risk. A number of recent developments on the nuclear weapons radar should concern us all. Read more

Submission to JCFADT inquiry into
the role of Australia’s international development program in preventing conflict.

Revolving door spins ever more quickly Lockheed Martin Australia has just poached its new CEO straight from the Australian Government’s weapons buying group, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG). This latest appointment continues the global weapons giant’s long-standing practice of recruiting its local chief executives from the ranks of senior Australian military and defence officials. […]

16 December 2025 The Australian Peace and Security Forum expresses deepest sympathy for the families, friends and community of those who were killed or injured in the terror attack on a Jewish festival in Bondi. We commend the courage of locals and first responders who acted to prevent further bloodshed. We call for all Australians regardless of faith, politics or race to commit […]

From Crikey, ALBERT PALAZZO, 2 December 2025 A committee tasked with reviewing AUKUS should have been a good thing. But one designed to ensure that there are no contrary voices destroys its value from the start. Well, the government has done it again. Instead of taking the opportunity to support the open scrutiny of AUKUS […]

Dr Julie Macken, 30 October 2025 Yes, the first response to that question is rightly, who cares? It is Palestine and Palestinians who should be the focus of any such question. When it comes to Israel getting away with murder, it is Palestinians that have paid the price. That is increasingly self-evident as will be […]

Michael Walker July 25, 2025 On Tuesday, a committed group of over 1,000 activists rained on the Government’s parade, using the day of the opening of Parliament to protest Australia’s ongoing complicity in the Israeli Government’s genocidal actions in Gaza. Protesters representing Australians from all walks of life – including more than a few people […]

By Jocelyn Chey Let’s restore the trust in China that we once enjoyed. This was the key message I presented to an online forum titled Does China Threaten Australia’s Peace and Security hosted by the Australian Peace and Security Forum on 18 March. Following is a condensed version of my talk. In December 1960, the […]

Pandemics may arise from nature, and we are currently concerned about unprecedented spread of H5N1 avian influenza, with hot spots in Europe and the Americas. In the United States, widespread epidemics in dairy farms have affected the commercial milk supply. If the virus mutates to be easily transmitted between humans, a pandemic may arise. The […]

By Marianne Hanson, Co-Chair, ICAN Australia 11 November 2025 If there’s one message we should take away from Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s new film A House of Dynamite, it is this: nuclear weapons cannot keep us ‘safe’ indefinitely. Sooner or later, the kind of scenario depicted in Bigelow’s film will occur. Indeed, many […]

Nina Lakhani Climate justice reporter, The Guardian, Tue 22 Jul 2025 19.00 AEST Millions of tonnes of rubble left by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza could generate more than 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – and take as long as four decades to remove and process, a study has found. Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes, […]

With the Federal government covering for them, a Canberra-based company has supplied lethal weapons to a country accused of war crimes and genocide. by Michelle Fahy | 26 Apr, 2025 The Australian counter-drone weapons system seen at a weapons demonstration in Israel recently is actually just one of a few that were sold by the […]

Tens of thousands of school students visit the Australian War Memorial every year – more than 95,000 in 2022-23 alone. For students in Years 4-12, a visit to the Memorial is mandatory for the school to receive federal funding for a visit to Canberra. The Memorial therefore plays a role in shaping what young Australians […]

Climate disruption is the term used by scientists to communicate the magnitude and speed of the human-induced climate change now threatening the world.

Al Palazzo, 11 November 2025 Published by The Interpreter, The Lowy Institute As Australians know, and as their government frequently reminds them, the foundation of the nation’s security is its long-standing alliance with the United States. Australia has honoured the intent of the alliance but has aimed to do so while incurring minimal risk and […]

Only the most naive still believe that America will come through on its side of the AUKUS deal. Luckily there is another way. Dr Albert Palazzo As the inherent risks of AUKUS become more apparent and as the United States sinks further into chaos there is a pressing need for Australia to recalibrate the foundation […]

APSF Webinar 18 February 2025 – transcipt Introduction The topic and question for tonight’s webinar is, Does China threaten Australia’s future peace and security? It’s an important question that has dominated Australia’s national security discourse for almost a decade now – if not longer – and I’m grateful to be given the opportunity tonight to […]

Wed 16 Oct 2024 at 6:00pm – Link here Two Australians who are intimately connected to the conflict in the Middle East, one Jewish, one Palestinian, make their pleas for peace, and share their deeply personal stories of how it has affected them. The 13th annual UN International Day of Peace Brisbane lecture was recorded […]

As has been well articulated by some, our nation cannot be said to be whole, or complete until there is a genuine and respectful reconciliation, an honest and true ‘coming together’ in a spirit of healing, repair, and trust.