As part of the AUKUS agreement, the Australian government has committed to the building of an East Coast nuclear-powered submarine base. We must stop this aggressive and dangerous plan. Not in Port Kembla! Not anywhere!
Visiting Fremantle WA in September gave an insight to their anti AUKUS struggles. We joined about 40 activists protested outside the town hall before a “Community Consultation“ organised by the Australian Submarine Authority. The meeting was a farce, men in military uniforms replete with medals evaded concerns regarding nuclear safety, legal jurisdiction over American servicemen …
Forty local organisations and community groups are launching a joint Port Kembla Declaration opposing the establishment of a nuclear submarine base at Port Kembla, calling for the federal government to rule it out. The Declaration states… “We recognise the unique health and safety risks that come with nuclear-fuelled submarines, and the potential impact of a major or …
Launch of the Port Kembla Declaration Over thirty union, environmental and community groups have signed a public statement showing their concern about the potential siting of a nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla. This statement, known as the Port Kembla Declaration, will be publicly launched with a press conference on Thursday 25th September at 10am. This statement demonstrates …
Vale Hannah Middleton 25/10/1942 – 12/06/2025 With Hannah’s death in June this year, Australia, indeed the world, has lost an exceptional and inspirational peace and justice activist. However, be assured she leaves a legacy as tenacious as she was in life. The backbone of her activism was an unstinting commitment to communism. She joined the …
WAWAN members joined a couple hundred people at the South Coast Labour Council’s Vigil for Gaza. A silent procession down Crown St and Burelli St ended with a speech from former mayor Gordon Bradbury, reminding us that we must fight for the rights of all people, especially right now the Palestinians, to live in peace …
This week, the USA has announced a review into AUKUS. Though some have suggested Trump will scrap the agreement, it is likely that the review will demand even more money from Australian taxpayers be used to subsidise the American war machine. Trump’s administration has already demanded Australia increase defence spending in order to contribute to a future US …
From 16 June to 30 August 2025 Wollongong City Library will host an exhibition of images and objects commemorating the history of peace movement activism in Wollongong. An online version of the exhibition is already available and can be viewed now at the library’s Illawarra Stories website. As part of the exhibition, the library’s oral history …
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Happening from 26 July to 10 August, 2025. WAWAN has been offered a two week residency at the Wollongong Art Gallery as part of the current “Greetings from Wollongong” exhibition. The Gallery have kindly given us the use of a beautiful space and we have lots of exciting plans. As part of the program, we …
The results of the recent Federal Election show a strident rejection of Donald Trump and his wannabe copycat Peter Dutton. Unfortunately, returned PM Anthony Albanese hasn’t got the message. On the campaign trail, Albanese went out of his way to praise the US Alliance and talk up how friendly he was with the warmonger-in-chief, so …
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Hundreds of people joined the community picket outside Bisalloy Steels in Unanderra on 8 May. Starting before 6am, the picket lasted until 3pm – disrupting the production of steel during this time. Part of the day’s activities included a mock trial of Bisalloy for its crimes in profiting from war and genocide. On the same …