“The Albanese government is doing the very thing that all my life, I had trenchantly opposed, and in the postwar years, Labor had opposed. And that is, finding our security from Asia rather than our security in Asia.” Paul Keating former prime minister of Australia
Labor is risking war with China and has abandoned aspirations for independent foreign policy. Labor’s Dr Carmen Lawrence is speaking this week at a Public Meeting in Perth “Sleepwalking into War? Breaking the US stranglehold on Australia: Peace or War?” Topics covered are titled below.
Lessons from Gaza
“People are seeing the horror of Gaza, the West Bank and now, Lebanon, with the horrendous impacts upon everyday people, and this must be impacting everyday people in Australia. They see that horror and they see our government not taking a strong stand, but rather falling into line with the US, most recently on that vote in the United Nations, even though it was an abstention and not a veto. It still was falling into line with US interests and the interests of the Zionists, pro-Israel lobby, in Australia.” – IPAN
“A dramatic shift in Australia’s defence and foreign policy – AUKUS – was engineered without Australians’ knowledge or consent” stated Dr Carmen Lawrence, former WA Premier and former Federal MP.
“AUKUS ties Australia more firmly than ever to U.S war fighting posture; we are signing up to the U.S. project aimed at “containing” China and risking engagement in a war over Taiwan”, stated Dr Lawrence.
“Why has Labor abandoned its long-held opposition to nuclear power as well as its previous aspirations for a more independent foreign policy?”, asked Dr Lawrence. Yet the Hawke Labor government supported uranium mining and export in the 1980s and 90s. Australian uranium fueled nuclear power plants in France, Germany, and Japan.
Indonesia has signed a ban on nuclear weapons, why not Australia?
A section of the Labor Party led by Carmen Lawrence and Paul Keating are opposing AUKUS, nuclear submarines and nuclear waste. What happens to our political leaders once they obtain power: Penny Wong – hypocrite, Anthony Albanese – hypocrite
Why do our political leaders give up on campaigning for a just, peaceful and sustainable world?
Countering threats of nuclear war. An Australian Liberal-Country Party government was trying to join the nuclear club in the 1950s. Now a Labor government is doing the same by signing up to AUKUS nuclear submarines and the nuclear waste they will produce.
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MEDIA RELEASE 30 September 2024
Labor is risking war with China and has abandoned aspirations for independent foreign policy
IPAN Public Meeting Friday 4 October, 6 pm, Perth Library
Dr Carmen Lawrence to speak at Public Meeting in Perth
Sleepwalking into War? Breaking the US stranglehold on Australia: Peace or War?
Dr Lawrence to also speak at Press Conference, Perth, Friday 4 Oct, 10.30 am, Venue TBC
Dr Carmen Lawrence will be one of the key speakers at the upcoming national conference of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) on Friday night at a public meeting, where AUKUS and its implications will be front and centre in conversations.
“A dramatic shift in Australia’s defence and foreign policy – AUKUS – was engineered without Australians’ knowledge or consent” stated Dr Carmen Lawrence, former WA Premier and former Federal MP.
“AUKUS ties Australia more firmly than ever to U.S war fighting posture; we are signing up to the U.S. project aimed at “containing” China and risking engagement in a war over Taiwan”, stated Dr Lawrence.
“Why has Labor abandoned its long-held opposition to nuclear power as well as its previous aspirations for a more independent foreign policy?”, asked Dr Lawrence.
Dr Lawrence will be speaking on AUKUS at the Perth City Library on Friday 4 October, at 6pm, which is the opening function of IPAN’s national conference on the weekend of 5 and 6 October at the UC Conference Centre, Level 1, 97 William St, Perth (Boorloo). All are welcome to attend this public meeting.
Dr Lawrence will also speak at a Press Conference in Perth, Friday 4 Oct, 10.30 am, Venue TBC.
Public Meeting Friday 4 October, 6 pm at the Perth Library with Senator Fatima Payman, Dr Carmen Lawrence, Professor Lisa Natividad and Senator Jordon Steele-John; Wakeley Award Winning Journalist Sophie McNeill will be the MC.
Press Conference Friday 4 October, 10.30 am will take place with Dr Carmen Lawrence, Senator Fatima Payman, Professor Lisa Natividad and Senator Jordon Steele-John. Venue to be notified.
For more information or to register for the Public Meeting and Conference: ipan-conference-2024
Media Interviews: Dr Carmen Lawrence (08) 9335 3290 or 0407 377 582
Media Liaison: Jonathan Pilbrow 0403 611 815
Bio: Dr Carmen Lawrence: After training as a research psychologist at the University of Western Australia and lecturing in a number of Australian universities, Dr Lawrence entered politics in 1986, serving at both State and Federal levels for 21 years. She was at various times W.A Minister for Education and Aboriginal affairs and was the first woman Premier and Treasurer of a State government. She shifted to Federal politics in 1994 when she was elected as the Member for Fremantle and was appointed Minister for Health and Human Services and Minister assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women. She has held various portfolios in Opposition, including Indigenous Affairs, Environment, Industry and Innovation and was elected national President of the Labor Party in 2004. She retired from politics in 2007. She is now Senior Honorary Research Fellow
and Professor Emerita in the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia.
Further details on Conference
“Sleepwalking into War?”
Opposing AUKUS, nuclear submarines and nuclear waste
Campaigning for a just, peaceful and sustainable world
Topics to be covered include:
AUKUS – Alternative uses of $368 billion, dangers of nuclear waste, and implications for Australian Policy
Lessons from Gaza
Developing regional peace initiatives in the Asia Pacific
Impacts of war on the environment and indigenous rights
Countering threats of nuclear war
Campaigning for a more independent and genuine defence policy for Australia
Australian and International speakers at the Friday Public Meeting and weekend Conference include:
Dr Carmen Lawrence
Senator Fatima Payman
Senator Jordan Steele-John
Professor Lisa Natividad, Guam
Senator Dorina Cox, First Nations Greens Senator for WA
Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe, AO
John Lander, former Ambassador
Anu Chenoy, International Peace Bureau Councillor
For more information or to register for the Public Meeting and Conference: ipan-conference-2024