Labor Against War Explained

Labor Against War is the name of a political group within the Australian Labor Party.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

It was started in 2023 as a grassroots movement organised against the AUKUS security pact. It describes itself as a "grassroots network of labor members and unionists opposed to Australia being dragged into another US-led war".[7]

The convenor of the group is Marcus Strom, a unionist and former media advisor to Ed Husic.[8]

The group has attempted to organise branches of the Labor Party in passing resolutions condemning AUKUS and the proposed nuclear submarine program. It has been associated with party-conference motions that have opposed the alliance.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robinson . Mark . 2023-08-05 . AUKUS dissent has ALP power-brokers worried . 2023-08-06 . Pearls and Irritations . en-AU.
  2. Web site: 2023-05-26 . Protestors gather at Town Hall to oppose AUKUS and militarisation . 2023-08-06 . Honi Soit . en-AU.
  3. Web site: AWPR . 2023-07-31 . AUKUS dissent has ALP power-brokers worried . 2023-08-06 . No War Without Parliament . en-US.
  4. Web site: Thompson . Angus . 2023-05-05 . Unions to march against nuclear subs, citing health risks over jobs . 2023-08-06 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  5. News: Hurst . Daniel . affairs . Daniel Hurst Foreign . correspondent . defence . 2023-05-05 . Port Kembla rally to demand NSW site be ruled out as Aukus nuclear submarine base . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-08-06 . 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: 2023-08-02 . AUKUS military integration criticised amid calls for more social spending Green Left . 2023-08-06 . www.greenleft.org.au . en.
  7. Web site: 2023-07-14 . Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? Green Left . 2023-08-06 . www.greenleft.org.au . en.
  8. Web site: 2023-07-25 . Sydney anti-AUKUS meeting promotes pro-war Labor Party . 2023-08-06 . World Socialist Web Site . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-06-06 . Queensland Labor delegates vote against AUKUS Green Left . 2023-08-06 . www.greenleft.org.au . en.