Increasing Militarization of Australia and the Asia-Pacific

Facilitator: Matilda Byrne

Presenters: Kellie Tranter

Vince Scappatura

Students from Macquarie University



This session will focus on the increasing militarization in Australia, and the Asian region, driven by US war fighting policies, including looking at the role of US bases and troops, aircraft and ships and newer technologies such as drone warfare. We have three expert speakers as well as a presentation by students studying the impact of arms export industries. The workshop will be conducted to enable significant input and discussion and sharing of ideas by all participants.



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Matilda Byrne based in Melbourne at Australian NGO SafeGround, is National Coordinator of Australia Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. Matilda also works across SafeGround's other disarmament efforts including nuclear weapons, explosive remnants of war and landmines. Matilda has a Masters in International Relations specialising in international security. She is also currently undertaking a PhD in atrocity crime prevention and R2P in the field of global governance through the Social and Global Studies Centre at RMIT University. She is driven by humanitarian approaches to security issues and the promotion of peace in foreign and defence policy.

Kellie Tranter is a lawyer and human rights activist who stood as an Independent candidate for the NSW Parliament. Kellie regularly contributes political and social commentary to public affairs websites like ABC’s The Drum, Independent Australia, National Times and Online Opinion and has written for New Matilda and the Australia Institute. She is Chairperson of the National People’s Inquiry into the Costs and Consequences of the Australia-US Alliance

Dr. Vince Scappatura teaches Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. His latest book is The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy.

Students at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia are researching a project into the harm caused by Australian exports of weapons in collaboration with the Medical Association for the Prevention of War



Coordinated by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) [Australia]

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