The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) has released an Interim Report entitled A People’s Inquiry: Exploring the Case for an Independent and Peaceful Australia. This Inquiry has investigated the costs and consequences of Australia’s involvement in US-led wars and the US-Australia Alliance.
The objective of the Inquiry was to encourage submissions from individuals and organisations on eight focus areas associated with the US-Australia Alliance – including social, political, military and defence, economic and environmental impacts – leading to a report that outlines a credible pathway towards achieving a genuinely independent foreign policy for Australia.
Overall, the Inquiry received 263 submissions from a variety of individuals and organisations between November 2020 and October 2021. These submissions are in the process of being reviewed and a final report is scheduled to be published in February 2022.
IPAN is a network of organisations around Australia comprising community, faith and peace groups, trade unions and concerned individuals. Its goal is to campaign for a truly independent foreign policy for Australia supported by a government that plays a constructive role in solving international conflicts peacefully.
Read the Interim Report here.