Anti-War

Policy background

The increased US military presence in Australia is a setback for peace.

The number of joint US-Australian military exercises on Australian soil continues to grow.

The Australia-US deal struck in 2013 allows some 2500 US Marines to be stationed in Darwin; allows US war planes, including B-52 bombers, more access to Australian bombing ranges and training facilities in remote areas of the Northern Territory; and more US military ship visits to Darwin and other ports in northern Australia.

The struggle for profit leads inevitably to war. For this reason opposition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the proxy wars being waged by imperialist powers around the world, are closely interconnected with the fight for global social and economy justice.