The Peace Organisation of Australia was a non-profit and non-religious organisation based in

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which was active from 2005 to 2009. Its stated objective was the promotion of

world peace World peace, or peace on Earth, is the concept of an ideal state of peace within and among all people and nations on Planet Earth. Different cultures, religions, philosophies, and organizations have varying concepts on how such a state would ...

through education. The organisation was established in May 2005 by a group of students from the

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, and its last president was Dr.

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. The Peace Organisation of Australia lobbied the Australian Government to support the observance of a global ceasefire on the

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. It published the ''Australian Journal of Peace Studies'', with the last issue being published in 2009. In July 2006, it awarded the inaugural

Australian Peace Prize The Australian Peace Prize was an annual award presented from 2006 to 2009 to an Australian citizen or resident, or to a group based in Australia, for outstanding contributions towards peace. It was awarded by the Peace Organisation of Australia.< ...

to Dr.

Helen Caldicott Helen Mary Caldicott (born 7 August 1938) is an Australian physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate. She founded several associations dedicated to opposing the use of nuclear power, depleted uranium munitions, nuclear weapons, nuclear we ...

"for her longstanding commitment to raising awareness about the medical and environmental hazards of the nuclear age".Peace Organisation of Australia
/ref> The 2007 prize was awarded to Melbourne barrister

Julian Burnside Julian William Kennedy Burnside (born 9 June 1949) is an Australian barrister, human rights and refugee advocate, and author. He practises principally in commercial litigation, trade practices and administrative law. He is known for his staunch ...

QC "for his staunch opposition to mandatory detention and the Pacific solution, and for doing all in his power to assist refugees fleeing war and persecution in their homelands". The

has not been awarded since 2009. The Peace Organisation of Australia was opposed to uranium mining, uranium enrichment and nuclear power generation.Time to ban nuclear weapons
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Peace Organisation of Australia

''Australian Journal of Peace Studies''

Australian Peace Prize
Anti–nuclear power movement Peace organisations based in Australia {{australia-org-stub

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