F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Petition
Between March and July 2014, MPG actively supported IPAN’s petition opposing the Federal government’s plan to purchase the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. A total of 1,708 signatures were collected (both online and hard copy). The petition was presented to the Senate on 26th November 2014. See details and links below.
| Title: | Cancel the purchase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter |
| Author: | Independent Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) |
| Aim: | For the Australian government ” to withdraw from the agreement made with the Lockheed Martin (Corporation) and divert the open-ended funding allowed for the purchase of the F35 to alternative, non-military purposes.” |
| Online link: | Access closed online version here. |
| Hard copy link: | |
| Start: | March 2014 |
| Finish: | July 2014 |
| Signatures: | 1,708 (Online: 524 signatures; Hard copy: 1,184 signatures) |
| Delivered to: |
President and Members of the Senate in Parliament, Australia
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| Presented by: |
Presented to the Senate by Senator Scott Ludlam (Greens) on 26th Nov 2014. Refer to Senate Hansard link here.
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| Notes: | MPG members helped promote and collect signatures for this petition. |
