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Recent News

MAPW holiday contacts

Written 16/12/2010

MAPW's office will be closed from 5pm on Monday 21 December, and re-open 17 January. Executive members will check our mobile phone (0431 475 465) for messages. For media comment, please call that number. From 4 January, you could also try ICAN (click logo at right for more details).

ICAN and MAPW position available: part-time book-keeper/administrator

Written 14/12/2010

MAPW and ICANi are seeking applicants for the position of Book-keeper/Administrator. This is a 2-day/week position shared between MAPW (the employer) and ICAN. The successful applicant will normally work one day with each organisation. 

Drones: new MAPW paper on US remotely controlled aircraft in Afganistan

Written 13/12/2010

MAPW has today released a new discussion paper on the use of armed "drones" - remotely controlled aircraft - by the USA, in Afghanistan.

North Korea Nuclear Hypocrisy

Written 06/12/2010

MAPW member Michelle Fahy has this letter published in the Canberra Times on 1 December 2010:

IPPNW calls for ban on uranium mining

Written 04/11/2010

A ban on uranium mining was supported by the August 2010 World Congress of IPPNW, the international body of to which MAPW is affiliated. The resolution states that uranium ore mining  is irresponsible and represents a grave threat to health and to the environment; and resolves that IPPNW call for appropriate measures to ban uranium mining worldwide.

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