Crossing Davies Creek, end of Turtle Rock Walk, Dinden NP

Date for your diary – the third APSF webinar, 6pm, Tuesday 3 December 2024.


The videos from the launch webinar on 24 September 2024 are here and those from 29 October will be up soon.


Recent posts

The Fraying of the Australian Social Contract

The Australian nation faces a convergence of events that risk the security and prosperity of its people. Some of these are well known and receive considerable attention from the government and the media, such as the consequences of China’s emergence as a great power. Others are equally well known but receive minimal attention and resources […]

A plea for peace in the Middle East — Louise Adler and Nasser Mashni. ABC Radio National Big Ideas

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 […]

In your backyard – from Rajneesh to Reedley, implications of illegal biolabs, by Raina Macintyre

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 […]

Independence too big a price for AUKUS fantasy

And those who accept the reality of our loss of sovereign agency but actually applaud it as a price worth paying for our protection – such as Beazley, Dibb and Pezzullo – seem to have lost not only any sense of national pride, but of Australia’s national interest.

Climate disruption erodes Australian peace and security

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

Peace, Harmony and Security with Indigenous Australians

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.

The era of privatisation is nearly over. But cleaning up the mess left behind will take years.

The failure of the National Electricity Market, premised on the idea of competition between private companies, has led state and federal governments to re-enter the business of electricity generation, storage and transmission. The disastrous experiment with private prisons in NSW is being unwound.

Buck-passing inside the murky arms trade

‘It is almost literally true that Australia cannot go to war without the consent and support of the US.’ This statement, made in 2001, is key to understanding the deceit and denials by the Albanese government regarding weapons exports bound for Israel.

Past, Present and Future Pandemics

We are walking a tightrope when we are trying to reap the benefits of technology without destroying ourselves in the process.

AUKUS: The Singapore Strategy Redux

Perhaps the Virginia-class submarines will arrive as planned, perhaps they will not. The only certainty is that it will not be Australia’s decision.