End AUKUS

AUKUS is a military agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States with two "pillars":

1. The first pillar is a Federal Government commitment to spend $368 billion to purchase and construct 8 nuclear powered submarines to be part of the US nuclear submarine fleet surrounding the People's Republic of China.
2. The second pillar is to collaborate with the Governments of UK and USA to "develop and provide joint advanced military capabilities" involving computer, missile and artificial intelligence technologies.

A widespread campaign is developing across Australia to have the AUKUS pact dissolved completely.

Key Points:

• $368 billion commitment for nuclear submarines
• Part of US nuclear submarine fleet
• Advanced military capabilities development
• Widespread opposition across Australia
• Call to end AUKUS completely

Take Action:

• Sign petitions calling for the end of AUKUS
• Contact your local MP to express opposition
• Attend rallies and public meetings
• Share information about AUKUS with your community
• Join IPAN to support the campaign

Sign the public call to end AUKUS and the FPA here

Leaflet to promote the Call to end AUKUS/FPA – download here

Download and share this leaflet to promote the public call to cancel AUKUS and the Force Posture Agreement (FPA).

Webinar Launch of the Call to End AUKUS and the FPA

Sunday 13 July 2025.
Introduction: Annette Brownlie (Chairperson of IPAN)
Facilitator: Mary Kostakidis – journalist and former SBS World News presenter for 2 decades.

Speakers:

Doug Cameron (7:00 minutes in video) served as a Senator for NSW for more than a decade, was National Secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union for 12 years, and Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

Retired Major General Michael Smith (25:45 minutes in video) served in the Australian Army for 34 years. He has worked for the Australian Government and the UN in a range of countries including PNG, Timor-Leste, Libya and Yemen. He is a founding member of the Australian Peace & Security Forum, and is eminently qualified to provide a view on Australian national security issues and Defence policy.

Kellie Tranter (47:45 minutes in video) is a lawyer, researcher and human rights activist. She is a Patron of IPAN and chaired the IPAN People's Inquiry 'Exploring the Case for an Independent and Peaceful Australia'. She writes for independent publications, including Declassified Australia and Pearls and Irritations.

Discussion begins at 1:03:00 in the video.