Australia

updated May 20, 2024

Contact your MPs:

  1. Find your MP by postcode

  2. Some will have an email available, while others will have a form you can fill out.

  3. Send letter:

Dear Sir/Madam [ENTER NAME HERE],

Following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, I was proud to see Australia join a coalition of like-minded nations in supporting Ukraine’s fight for freedom with arms such as the Australian Bushmaster.

Unfortunately we have since completely neglected supporting Ukraine. When Ukraine’s Chief of Intelligence Budanov sent a letter to Richard Marles asking that 45 Taipan MRH-90 that we had been planning to scrap instead be sent to Ukraine, we refused and buried them. This is disgraceful. Adjusted for GDP, Australia now ranks 35th in total assistance.

Ukrainians are currently at a 10:1 artillery shell disadvantage. The Czech Republic has launched an initiative to purchase shells from around the world, and 20 countries have already pledged approximately $3 billion, enough for about half a million shells. The Czech initiative is aware of an additional 1 million that can be purchased around the world. Australia should join our allies around the world in funding this initiative.

Any further weaponry that we are planning to scrap or retire should be considered for viability in Ukraine. We are currently in the process of decommissioning Abrams tanks, which Ukraine already operates.

If Russia is allowed to come out undefeated, if a country is once more allowed to redraw its neighbors’ borders, as it sees fit, by force, the world opens a floodgate of violence that will shatter the architecture of world security. We must do more to support Ukraine.

Yours Sincerely,

[YOUR NAME]

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