The Greens believe that UN mandated military action should be a last resort and can only be justified if it is necessary either to avert a major violation of human rights or attempted genocide, or to counter the military invasion of a country. Military capability alone cannot guarantee human security, which includes human rights, a clean environment, and fair economic and social development, and nor can it address some of the most urgent security threats we face, which include climate change and the extreme weather events it brings, food and water shortage and poverty.
Blogging on Defence and Security
Fact Sheet: The Impact of Military Bases, May 2012
Over and Out: Gillard's Surprising Afghan war Speech - April 2012
A week in Afghanistan - April 2012
Our West Wing Moment - Nov 2011
Speeches
Speech - on Afghanistan Debate, 22 November
Condolence Speech - Condolence on recent deaths in Afghanistan, October 2011
Raising Defence issues in your parliament
Question without Notice - on US Marines in Darwin, April 2012
Question without Notice - The human cost of the war in Afghanistan, August 2011
Question without Notice - on Wounded and injured Australian troops in Afghanistan, August 2011
Senate Motion - on Visit of President Obama and deployment of US troops in Darwin, November 2011
Senate Motion - on Questions still unanswered on the new way the ABS counts homelessness - Return to order speech, November 2011
Senate Motion - on the true cost of the War in Afghanistan, August 2011
Senate Motion - on Afghanistan Debate, October 2010
Senate Motion - on Going to War - Who should Decide? February 2010
Senate Motion - on Australian Troops in Afghanistan, February 2010
Senate Motion - on Military Justice, September 2009
Senate Motion - on Speech on Pine Gap and the Defence Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2008, March 2009
Senate Motion - on Defence Spending, September 2008
Question on Notice 1466 - on Public information on Wounded Soldier, 21, December 2011
Question on Notice 844 - on Australia Soldiers Wounded in Afghanistan, November 2011
Question on Notice 714 - on Australia and US Nuclear Military Relations, November 2011
Question on Notice 574 - on Defence Department and acceptance of gift, August 2011
Question on Notice 658 - on Exploration and mining on Defence Force land, August 2011
Question on Notice: 2792 - on Defence: export Approvals, June 2010
Question on Notice - on Defence Export Approvals, May 2010, with reference to the answer to question on notice 2592
Question on Notice: 2592 - on Defence Export Approvals, March 2010
Question on Notice 2495 - on Defence: Pine Gap, February 2010
Question on Notice: 1822 - on Defence: program Funding. August 2009
Question on Notice: 1494 - on Youth in the Military, August 2009
Estimates Transcript - on Defence Housing in Darwin, June 2011
Estimates Transcript - on Defence Force on Afghanistan, cluster bombs and Wikileaks, May 2011
Estimates Transcript - on Department of Defence - on drones, Afghanistan, US troops in Darwin, February 2012
Estimates Question on Notice - on ADF Detainee Management in Afghanistan, March 2012
Estimates Question on Notice - on Black Prisons in Iraq, February 2012
Estimates Question on Notice - on Defence White Paper and Funding, December 2009
Estimates Question on Notice - on Defence White Paper, December 2011
Estimates Question on Notice - on ADF briefings to NGOs on Afghanistan, December 2011
Estimates Question on Notice - Question on Defence, May 2009
Media Releases
Statement - on Greens: Government must grab chance to get defence spending right, May 2012
Statement - on Partial Afghanistan withdrawal welcome - but still no end in sight, April 2012
Statement - We are not a base for US drones - Greens, March 2012
Statement - on Not 'altogether happy' with US base in Darwin, March 2012
