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Don’t delay vote on voice: Uluru authors

The architects of the Uluru Statement from the Heart say bipartisan support may not be as important in passing a referendum as it was in the past, and have warned that if the government doesn’t hold a vote to enshrine

PUBLIC STATEMENT: Sydney Peace Foundation opposes the UK decision to extradite Julian Assange to the US 

Australian citizen, whistleblower, journalist and publisher, Julian Assange, has been persecuted and imprisoned for revealing details of murder and mayhem by the US government in Iraq and Afghanistan. In what Independent MP, Andrew Wilkie, calls ‘an international farce’, and in Professor Clinton Fernandes

Where do Australia’s major political parties stand on the Uluru Statement from the Heart?

The Sydney Peace Foundation is providing information about Australia’s major political party’s views on the Uluru Statement from the Heart ahead of the election on 21 May 2022. This is to inform, not make judgement, however, we are of the

PUBLIC STATEMENT: TIME FOR A NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE

In recent years, the Australian Defence Force has been called on again and again to support civilian disaster response capability, most recently in ongoing flood recovery. Reflecting this, funding for a mooted expansion of the Australian military should instead be

PUBLIC STATEMENT: SYDNEY PEACE FOUNDATION CONDEMNS RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE

The Sydney Peace Foundation is horrified by the brutal and unprovoked conflict waged by Russia on Ukraine, and condemns the humanitarian disaster that continues to unfold.  The invasion of Ukraine is a clear violation of human rights and international law, and

A Public Letter from Sydney Peace Prize laureates to Foreign Affairs Minister, Marise Payne: Urging Australian Government to support Myanmar through their crisis