Webinar Launch of Public Call to End AUKUS and the FPA – July 13 2025

Introduction : Annette Brownlie (Chairperson of IPAN)
Facilitator: Mary Kostakidis (is a journalist and presented SBS World News 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 yrs. He has worked for the Australian Govt 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, her latest investigative report revealing the Aus govt sent F35 bomber parts directly to Israel as recently as last week, despite repeated denials.

Discussion (1:03:000 minutes in video)

Sign the Call to end AUKUS and the FPA here now!!