In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced the AUKUS partnership. A central element of this agreement is Australia's plan to acquire up to eight nuclear-powered submarines at an estimated cost of $368+ billion over 30 years — announced without prior public consultation or a parliamentary vote.
The webinar series, organised by the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law & Development (APWLD), highlights the diversion of national budgets toward military spending at the expense of essential social services, while noting that a small fraction of global military expenditure could address hunger, vaccination, climate adaptation and education needs.
You are invited to an evening with UN Commissioner Chris Sidoti & Dr Ruth Mitchell, a renowned neurosurgeon with recent experience in Palestine, for a critical public presentation on the devastating impact of the ongoing genocide in Palestine on its youngest victims, children.
This presentation will explore the concept of the Infinite, the mystery that lies beyond comprehension or explanation, and its vital relevance to Jungian analytic practice, particularly in reference to the concept of the Self.
In the first hour of this session we'll hear from ICAN about the impact of the advocacy of the last eight months, as well as what comes next for them. The second hour of the session will be in worship and worship sharing, as Quakers seek to discern what this means for our advocacy about this concern into the future.
The webinar series, organised by the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law & Development (APWLD), highlights the diversion of national budgets toward military spending at the expense of essential social services, while noting that a small fraction of global military expenditure could address hunger, vaccination, climate adaptation and education needs.
On Saturday 12 September at 1pm at Garema Place join in support of the Palestinian people who are still suffering, despite the “Ceasefire”.
The Canberra rally to mark the International Day of Peace will be held at 12.30pm on Thursday 17 September on the Parliament House lawns.
Save the date: 20 September 2026 . Stay tuned for more information on planned actions.
How best can human rights be protected? What are the prospects for a better educated and more engaged citizenry, more effective international human rights collaboration, and concrete preventative action through a reformed United Nations system capable of controlling the use of force?
Book launch of From the Clinic to the Streets by Lara Sheehi, raising money for families in Gaza, hosted at The Rose Read bookshop.
The theme for World Quaker Day on 4 October 2026 is Let Peace Be Among Us, with the supporting Bible passage Hebrews 12:14, “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy.”
