Terminating the U.S. Force Posture Agreement (FPA)
Terminating the U.S. Force Posture Agreement (FPA) has become one of IPAN's 2025 Campaigns.
To join the campaign: contact Bevan Ramsden: bevanram1960@gmail.com
This FPA military Agreement gives the United States military a heavy footprint on the Australian continent enabling it to launch or support a foreign war from our soil in conjunction with our ADF which is now closely integrated with the US military.
The FPA document can be accessed here.
The FPA provides for unimpeded access by the US military to agreed areas and facilities such as our ports for its warships and nuclear submarines, our airfields for its military aircraft including nuclear-capable B52 bombers stationed at RAAF Tindal as well as fuel, maintenance and munitions stores distributed in various parts of Australia. The FPA underpins the annual stationing in excess of 2,500 US marines in NT each year for training and practising go to war with our ADF.
This military Agreement can be terminated by Australia giving the U.S. 12 months notice of termination.
Sign the public call to end AUKUS and the FPA here
IPAN's FPA working group was tasked with creating an awareness of the FPA and its implications which it has done through meetings and webinars as well as producing a FACT Sheet on the FPA.
The FACT sheet can be accessed here.
The FPA Working Group organised a petition to Federal Parliament calling for the termination of the FPA. This attracted 3,916 signatures and was presented to Federal Parliament in November, 2023 by the Federal Members for Brisbane, Stephen Bates.
CAMPAIGNING for Termination of the FPA together with termination of AUKUS is one of IPAN's major campaigns for 2025.
Contact Bevan Ramsden: bevanram1960@gmail.com if you would like to join this campaign.
Other ways to help create awareness and opposition to the FPA:
- Distribute the FPA Fact Sheet. If you need quantities, contact bevanram1960@gmail.com. Distribution could be at meetings, workplaces, at stalls at functions, street stalls or through publications you have access to.
- Arrange to have a speaker on the FPA at a meeting of an organisation you are associated with — a trade union, faith organisation, community group, peace group, political party branch, etc. IPAN can provide a speaker. Contact bevanram1960@gmail.com to arrange a speaker.
- Send a letter to your Member of Parliament.
End the FPA — Webinars and Events
- Webinar Launch of Public Call to End AUKUS and the FPA — July 13 2025 Event listing for a July 13 2025 webinar featuring experts discussing the public call to end AUKUS and the Force Posture Agreement with an opportunity to sign the petition.
- Politics in the Pub: What AUKUS means for Fremantle & Cockburn Sound — 2 December 2024 Event listing for a Politics in the Pub discussion on 2 December 2024 examining the implications of the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal for Fremantle and Cockburn Sound.
- View the Webinar on AUKUS and B-52s — Politics, Sovereignty and Security — 16 September 2024 Video recording and transcript of the 16 September 2024 webinar on AUKUS and B-52s discussing politics, sovereignty, and security featuring expert presentations and facilitated by Kellie Tranter.
