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 US/ISRAEL WAR ON IRANSTARTED ON 28 February 2026 The world is currently a very dangerous place, dominated by aggression and wars. Recently there has been US military action against Venezuela, Iran and threatening Cuba. Decades of US hostility, including the ongoing economic blockade, have already caused enormous harm to the Cuban people and have been repeatedly condemned by the international comm...

Bevan and Andrew discuss:Disruption oil supplies & misplaced fuel security priorities of successive governments exposed by US-Israeli war on Iran.470 service stations out of petrol and diesel as of 26 March 2026.Subsequent food price increases on horizon. Interest rate hikes to continue. Governments urging workers to work from home and use public transport to reduce consumption. Successive governm...

Transcript:Neutrality would keep us out of a U.S.-China warANDREW 1: Good morning listeners. My name’s Andrew and with me is Bevan Ramsden. We’re from IPAN, the Independent and Peaceful Australian Network. In this edition of Alternative News we examine neutrality as an alternative Australian foreign policy in the light of recent surveys which show that a clear majority of Australians are in favour...

This show contains excerpts from speeches and music which were part of the International Solidarity May Day event which was held on Thursday 2nd May, 2024 at Trades Hall. Featuring performances from:Advanced League of People's Artists (ALPA). (facebook)Victorian Trade Union Choir (website)

In today’s CICD Alternative News, Bevan Ramsden and Andrew Fullerton from IPAN will examine the Albanese ALP Government’s policy of enmeshing us even more tightly in the US war machine, a policy which, in the event of a US war on China, will place us in grave danger of retaliatory strikes and is proceeding despite the fact that Australia faces no military threat.  They also will look at the AUSMIN...

A. Fullerton and B. Ramsden (IPAN) "seek to counter the misinformation and war mongering hysteria emanating from the corporate media and certain politicians in which China is portrayed as a military threat, and which seeks to build public support for a war to weaken China economically, and maintain US economic and military dominance in the region and worldwide."The show contains a history of the C...

The QUAD summit scheduled in Sydney on 24 May was cancelled due to the last minute announcement that US president Biden will not be attending. AUKUS: The Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition calls on the Australian government to withdraw from any future Quad meetings and will oppose any future meetings of the QUAD in Australia. Labour, Greens & Defence Experts have published and open letter calling for...

Margaret Williamson speaks about America’s military domination and issues with our sovereignty and the cost of the AUKUS nuclear submarine program. The American government is taking us to war with China.  The danger of going to war with China is enormous. Margaret spoke about “we the people need to unite and stop this madness.”

Margaret Williamson speaks about America’s military domination and issues with our sovereignty and the cost of the AUKUS nuclear submarine program. The American government is taking us to war with China.  The danger of going to war with China is enormous. Margaret says “we the people need to unite and stop this madness.”

Chauvinistic Western media attacks on China. Figures on Chinese economy 2020-2021 and Q1 2022.Israeli military murders journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Nakba Day brief history and comment."Nakba is not a static event but rather an ongoing reality for Palestinians."

Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN - https://ipan.org.au) members Andrew Fullerton and Bevan Ramsden discuss climate change impacts and their similarities to the aftermath of wars as well as military spending in Australia

John Speight speaks about link between arms sellers and "need to re-arm", USA-Australia military spending, aukus, nuclear submarines.

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This week we're going to touch briefly on a protest in Japan before having a look at Belarus. We'll go over its formation as a modern state, its economy and geopolitical importance before a quick bio of Lukashenko and a look at the current situation. First, to Japan. HOKKAIDO PROTESTS The  GSDF, Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force, or ‘army’ as it would be called in any other country, roused protes...

In today’s program we will speak about: Julian Asssange:  Andrew Fowler is an Australian award-winning investigative journalist, and the author of The Most Dangerous Man in the World: Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’ Fight for Freedom. The deal between Israel and UAE supports the illegal annexation plans. The Joint Statement of the United States, Israel, and the United Arab of Emirates supposed to No...

In today’s program we will hear Nick Deane, who is a peace activist from Marrickville Peace Group and NSW representative on Independent and Peaceful Australia Network IPAN’s National body.  Nick was invited to speak at a zoom event organised by Dr Hannah Middleton and Denis Doherty on US Marines in Darwin. Nick has been active in a campaign to stop the annual stationing of U.S. Marines in Darwin....

Covid-19,  we are seeing the COVID-19 outbreaks mainly in private aged care where there are no mandated skilled staff ratios. In comparison, Victorian state-run aged care has very few cases. The difference? These facilities have mandated skilled staff.75th commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, With so much turmoil in the world right now, it can be difficult to step back to truly assess where we...

This show compiled by the Alternative News team and presented by Zachary Doney, CICD member. LOOSE TRANSCRIPT:[presenter signs on]This show will consist of some general news, both domestic and international and then a closer look at a current hot-button topic, that of the South China Sea. General NewsDomestic:An anti-China rally supposedly took place at Martin Place, Sydney with many people waving...

The main topic of this show is the upcoming elections in Bolivia. This show was produced to meet a deadline after which the elections in Bolivia were, once again, postponed. The episode has been amended slightly to reflect the change. You can read more here.----Good morning and you are listening to Alternative News produced by the Campaign for International Cooperation and Disarmament brought to y...

Today I’m speaking with Pas Forgione  from ACOSS Aust’n Council for Social Services. Pas is the Raise The Rate community organiser, working closely with people on Newstart (now JobSeeker and JobKeeper) and Youth Allowance, to support them to share their stories, as well as with other supporters and organisations. Before this, he spent over 5 years coordinating Anti-Poverty Network SA, a grassroots...