April 8, 2003

What is Depleted Uranium?

Naturally occurring uranium contains two radioactive isotopes U235 and U238 mixed together. Depleted uranium is what remains after the highly radioactive u235 is removed for use in nuclear fission. DU is an extremely heavy metal, about 1.7 times heavier than lead and is pyrophic, that is it catches fire when ignited. For this reason the military like to use it to tip the ends of weapons. A weapon tipped with DU can easily pierce through metals and shields, such as those used on armored tanks, and then explode.

March 30, 2003

Australia's major national and state environment groups, representing hundreds of thousands of Australians have today called for an urgent negotiated solution to the current conflict in Iraq.

March 24, 2003

National Executive of WALHI[ 1 ]
(Indonesian Forum for Environment/ Friends of the Earth Indonesia)
Jakarta, 24 March 2003

The commencement of the military aggression to Iraq, signs the bare war crimes to humanity conducted by the administrations of George W. Bush (USA), Tonny Blair (United Kingdom) and John Howard (Australia) to the peoples, the women and the children of Iraq. The ignorance to the authority of the United Nations and the violations of international conventions, show that there are no arguments to justify the military aggression of the United States and its Allies.

March 21, 2003

Peace Groups Call On Govt To Recall Troops

Friends Of The Earth Australia
Australian Peace Committee
Campaign For International Cooperation And Disarmament (CICD)

Friends of the Earth Australia, CICD, and the Australian Peace Committee have welcomed a Senate motion passed at 4pm yesterday after intense debate which calls on the Howard government to reject war and return troops home as soon as possible. The groups call on the government to do as the motion suggests and pull out of the war immediately.

March 20, 2003

We the undersigned environment groups are opposed to the looming war against Iraq and deplore the loss of human life and the disastrous environmental and social impacts that would result from such a war.

February 4, 2003

A media conference series on the impending war

Presented by the Walk Against The War Coalition

January 24, 2002

Peace Groups Condemn War 'Without UN'

Friends Of The Earth Australia
Australian Peace Committee
Ozpeace

Prime Minister Howards refusal to rule out military action against Iraq in the likely absence of a UN resolution, and the hint by a senior Australian military adviser that in fact Australia would participate in military action without UN Security Council approval, has drawn strong condemnation from Friends of the Earth, Ozpeace, and the Australian Peace Committee. The groups strongly oppose military action with or without UN approval, pointing out that the Security Council will be subject to the most extreme pressures by the US.

January 23, 2003

The Federal Government is set to override state governments to transport and dispose nuclear waste from the troubled nuclear reactor in Sydney. Science Minister Peter McGauran today released the final Environmental Impact Statement for the National Radioactive Waste Repository. National environment group Friends of the Earth said the move is ill conceived and ignores significant community and South Australian government opposition.

January 9, 2003

Akzo Nobel has cancelled its plans to participate in the construction of a pulp factory on the Indonesian island of Kalimantan. Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) has been demanding the company do so since 2001.

January 7, 2003

Brereton Is Right: Australia Must Take Tough Stance Against Iraq War

Friends Of The Earth Australia
Australian Peace Committee
Campaign For International Cooperation And Disarmament (Cicd)

Australian peace groups today congratulated Laurie Brereton, former ALP foreign affairs spokesperson and Convenor of the right faction in his call for a stronger and clearer opposition to war with Iraq.