Prof the Hon Gareth Evans speaks on AUKUS and B-52s - Politics, Sovereignty and Security

AUKUS and B-52s - Politics, Sovereignty and Security Marking 3 years since the AUKUS Announcement An IPAN webinar onMonday 16 Sep 2024 Host: Kellie Tranter (Lawyer, Human Rights Activist) IPAN Patron Prof the Hon Gareth Evans (Australian National University) spoke on the politics behind the AUKUS decision and outline what a comprehensive and genuinely objective review of AUKUS might look like if the Labor Government undertook such a task. Dr Vince Scappatura (Macquarie Uni) and Professor Richard Tanter (Nautilus Institute) presented findings from their18-month study into the upcoming deployment of B-52 strategic bombers to RAAF Base Tindal – and the strategic implications for Australia. Kellie Tranter, lawyer and human rights activist; was an independent candidate for the NSW Parliament. Kellie regularly contributes political and social commentary to public affairs websites like Independent Australia, and National Times; has written for the Australia Institute; New Matilda. Chairperson, IPAN People’s Inquiry (2020-2022) Prof the Hon Gareth Evans AC KC FASSA FAIIA is Distinguished Honorary Professor at the ANU, where he was Chancellor from 2010-19. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke and Keating Labor Governments from 1983-96, in the posts of Attorney General, Minister for Resources Professor Richard Tanter is Senior Research Associate, Nautilus Institute, and Honorary Professor in the School of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Richard is a researcher and writer on the US bases and their influence on Australian foreign policy. Dr Vince Scappatura teaches Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. His latest book is The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy. Panel Member for the IPAN People’s Inquiry (2020-2022)