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MPG is staffed by volunteers. Donations are most welcome - they will assist with admin, website, event & publication costs and in promoting a culture of peace with justice.

Upcoming Events

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6:30 pm War in Syria: Who is Responsible? @ Harold Park Hotel

War in Syria: Who is Responsible? @ Harold Park Hotel

Jun 29 @ 6:30 pm – 8:15 pm

Topic: War in Syria: Who is Responsible? Speakers: Dr Tim Anderson (Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney) and Michael Karadjis (Lecturer, History and Political Thought, UWS, contributor to The New Arab, Links, … Continue reading War in Syria: Who is Responsible? →

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Foreign Policy White Paper

MPG has made a submission to the Foreign Policy White Paper. The Foreign Policy White Paper Taskforce accepted submissions up until 28 February 2017. Read MPG's submission here.

Contributions to the Debate

Patrick Cockburn, 'Preventing Terror', Znet, May 30, 2017.
Alison Broinowski, 'The M.erkel moment: wherever that works', John Menadue's blog: Peals and Irritations, May 30, 2017.
Nick Deane, 'Keep Australia out of US Wars', Green Left Weekly, Apr 22, 2017.
Sue Wareham, 'Address to Sydney Palm Sunday Rally', Apr 9, 2017.

Videos Against the Mainstream

Edward Snowden, 'History of Intelligence Agencies', acTVism, Jan 18, 2017.
Phyllis Bennis, 'Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem, A Dangerous Provocation', The Real News, Jan 12, 2017.
Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy, 'On Israeli Settlements, Kerry, Military Aid & End of Two-State Solution', Democracy Now!, Dec 30, 2016.
Naomi Klein, 2016 City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony, Sydney Town Hall, Nov 11, 2016.

Latest Correspondence

Feb 06, 2017 - Reply from Faz Varjavandi (Office of Defence Minister) to letter on war powers.
Jan 15, 2017 - Letter to Sydney Morning Herald on Paul Keating's condemnation of Rex Tillerson (Trump's secretary of state nominee) on South China Sea dispute.
Dec 15, 2016 - Letter to Sydney Morning Herald questioning Adm. Harry B. Harris' view that expanded military co-operation with US military is in Australia's security interests.
Jul 12, 2016 - Letter to Prime Minister Turnbull calling for war powers reform.
Jun 10, 2016 - Letter to Angus Kirkwood (Department of Defence) on the US-China conflict in the South China Sea.

Brochure on MPG

A brochure on MPG can be downloaded here. It contains our Mission Statement and information about who we are, our history and how you can participate in our campaigns. (To print, select 2-sided/booklet in printer properties).

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Questioning the Value of the Australia/US Alliance

MPG has published a pamphlet entitled Questioning the Value of the Australia/US Alliance. It contains an introduction by Malcolm Fraser and an updated version of the group’s submission to the 2015 Defence White Paper. The price per pamphlet is $2.00. To order copies, follow the instructions here.