Marrickville Peace Group

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/like-midas-our-rulers-want-to-monetise?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share

War and profit are intimately tied together. The billionaires cannot secure their profits without war, or the threat of it – whether against workers at home or against other nations abroad

09/06/2026

https://consortiumnews.com/2026/06/08/chris-hedges-the-rise-of-the-global-south/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=366e3cb4-bf7c-4f53-baac-554813ab1ddd

06/06/2026

Today at Parliament House in Canberra, Peter Garrett joined distinguished Australians — Admiral (Ret) Chris Barrie AC, Karina Lester and Leanne Minshull (with Dr Carmen Lawrence in WA) — to launch a nationwide Public Inquiry into AUKUS. Peter will serve as Lead Commissioner of the inquiry.

"There is nothing more important to a nation than fully understanding its responsibilities to care for its citizens and provide a safe environment for Australians and successive generations to flourish in peace and security. To that end, any decision by an Australian government to commit a massive amount of expenditure to one particular form of defence — in this case, the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines — needs to be very well understood.

“AUKUS is by far the most expensive and complex undertaking ever entered into by any Australian government, and yet the opportunity to question, debate and decide has been taken out of the hands of the parliament and the people. A public inquiry into this massive spend of taxpayers’ money is long overdue.” — Peter Garrett

The inquiry aims to provide a platform for public scrutiny, informed debate and democratic participation on one of the most significant policy decisions in Australia's history. Australians from all walks of life and backgrounds, and anyone with an interest in AUKUS, are invited to make submissions and participate in the process.

Learn more about the inquiry and the commissioners: https://aukuspublicinquiry.netlify.app/

27/05/2026

Sign this!

We, the undersigned, demand that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns publicly rule out the construction of a nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla. Secret government documents – only released after a freedom of information fight – confirm Port Kembla is the government's p...

27/05/2026

Coming to Sydney very soon!

A new film by Abby Martin exposing the world's biggest polluter: th...

14/05/2026

“Excluding our voices at a time when Palestinians face a surge in racism and vilification ... sends a devastating and deeply alienating message about who belongs and who doesn’t and whose suffering counts and whose doesn’t. This is entirely inconsistent with and counterproductive to calls for social cohesion.”

Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate

06/05/2026

"Screaming for Peace"

WOW! The Iranian AI Lego team has another video out. They are doubling down on building bridges between Americans & Iranians while depicting the US gov and "system" as the real enemy. The music, lyrics, and imagery are all designed to appeal to disillusioned Americans.