Articles with topic: Media Release

Open letter to the PM highlights strong opposition to troops staying in Afghanistan

Open letter to the PM highlights strong opposition to troops staying in Afghanistan

0 / 1 December, 2011

A day before the ALP national conference an open letter to the Prime Minister calling on the ALP to withdraw its support for the US-NATO war on Afghanistan is receiving a lot of support. The most recent Roy Morgan poll

No more deaths. Bring the troops home

No more deaths. Bring the troops home

0 / 1 November, 2011

PM Gillard has urged Australians not to be overly concerned about the incident that left three Australian soldiers dead and five wounded in Afghanistan on October 29. But dissident veterans and ex-service people say she is dangerously deluded if she thinks what has happened lacks significance.

Australian Peace Activist Faces over 10 Years Jail for ‘Ploughsharing’ an Attack Helicopter

Australian Peace Activist Faces over 10 Years Jail for ‘Ploughsharing’ an Attack Helicopter

0 / 25 July, 2011

Ordinary people are sick of this war and what we are seeing now is people willing to act directly against the military because our politicians do not have the will or moral capacity to do it themselves

Peace activists invade Talisman Sabre war games

Peace activists invade Talisman Sabre war games

0 / 21 July, 2011

Today, the day live fire began at the Talisman Sabre war games at Shoalwater Bay, two peace activists invaded the test facility intent on hindering and disrupting the military operations

Not just unwinnable — the war in Afghanistan is criminal

Not just unwinnable — the war in Afghanistan is criminal

0 / 14 July, 2011

Stop the War Coalition opposes the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (where residual Australian forces remain), not because they didn’t work out as intended, but because they are criminal enterprises

Bin Laden killed: West must get its troops out of Afghanistan now

Bin Laden killed: West must get its troops out of Afghanistan now

0 / 4 May, 2011

Bin Laden killed: West must get its troops out of Afghanistan now The assassination of Osama bin Laden by US special forces in Pakistan has been hailed by many world leaders as a turning point in the “war on terror”.

Support the Libyan people’s democracy struggle

2 / 22 February, 2011

We salute the many thousands of protesters who have inspired millions across the world with their courage and solidarity. This wave of struggle reveals how false is the idea peddled by Western leaders -– including the Gillard government –- that the way to bring democracy and liberation is invasion and occupation, as they justified the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Australian government must cut ties to Mubarak regime

0 / 31 January, 2011

Stop the War Coalition welcomes and supports the protests for democracy and freedom in Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere across the Middle East. We stand in solidarity with the Egyptian masses who are struggling for their basic rights against a dictatorship which has been supported for decades by the West.

Congratulations to Julian Assange & Wikileaks for exposing the shallowness of deadly policy-making

0 / 7 December, 2010

Sydney Stop the War Coalition today condemned PM Julia Gillard for joining the witch hunt against Julian Assange and the Wikileaks website.

NSW police threaten arrests at ‘Shoe away war criminals’ protest

0 / 5 November, 2010

Stop the War Coalition spokesperson Pip Hinman today expressed dismay that the NSW police have threatened the anti-war activists with arrest if they throw shoes at card-board cut outs of Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd on Monday November 8, 1-2pm outside the US consulate.