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DESCRIPTION:National Webinar\, 20th May\, 2026\, 6.30pm AEST&#13\;\n&#13\
 ;\nThe dangerous world of AUKUS and US military occupation&#13\;\n&#13\;
 \nConfronting laws restricting/suppressing protest speech and action&#13
 \;\n&#13\;\nSpeakers: Sen.Rex Patrick\, Lawyer Nick Hanna\, Arthur Rorri
 s\, Jorgen Doyle\, Sen David Shoebbridge\,&#13\;\nFacilitator Kelley Tra
 nter.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nA new Federal Police unit has been created to intim
 idate and deter protesting demonstrations against AUKUS.&#13\;\n&#13\;\n
 The AUKUS AFP Command has been established under the Australian Federal 
 Police (AFP)\, in conjunction with the Department of Defence.  The AUKUS
  AFP Command’s powers cover the security of AUKUS operations\, extending
  to wider US military activity elsewhere.  Its activities are of conside
 rable concern since among its roles is “Public Order Management” listing
  of “munitions” which include tear gas\, pepper spray\, rubber bullets a
 nd real firearms.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nIs this the Australia we want for ourse
 lves\, our children and the world?&#13\;\n&#13\;\nSince 2003 and 9/11 a 
 raft of laws have been passed by successive Australian governments attac
 king our civil and democratic rights\, including freedom of speech and p
 olitical protest.  Some of these laws have been used against the environ
 ment movement.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nMore laws have been passed recently aimed 
 at suppressing the huge upsurge of outrage against Israel’s genocide in 
 Gaza\, including draconian anti-protest laws in several states\, and “ha
 te laws” by the Federal Government.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nMore widely\, protest
 s are arising from concern with the huge diversion of public money for t
 he AUKUS war pact and its nuclear submarines away from urgent social nee
 ds including the climate crisis.  Communities and environmentalists are 
 concerned with nuclear exposures.  There is growing opposition to AUKUS 
 embedding Australia in another US-led war\, possibly a nuclear war.&#13\
 ;\n&#13\;\nThese public concerns extend to the increasing US military fo
 otprint across Australia\, enabled by the 2014 Force Posture Agreement.&
 #13\;\n&#13\;\nJoin this webinar\, ask questions\, discuss action.\n\nTa
 gs: AUKUS\, anti-nuclear\, War\, Imperialism\n\nImported from: https://s
 eedbomb.au/events/373
URL:https://events.humanitix.com/the-dangerous-world-of-aukus-and-us-mili
 tary-occupation
SUMMARY:The dangerous world of AUKUS and US military occupation
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