Mission 

Recognising that sustainable peace constitutes a fundamental prerequisite for human flourishing, social cohesion, equitable development, and democratic resilience, and acknowledging the increasingly complex challenges confronting contemporary societies, including social fragmentation, cultural polarisation, identity-based conflict, violent extremism, and declining social trust, the Peace Council is hereby established as an advisory, intellectual, and collaborative platform dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of peacebuilding.

The Council is founded upon the conviction that enduring peace requires more than the absence of violence. Rather, it depends upon the promotion of justice, human dignity, inclusive participation, mutual respect, responsible citizenship, and constructive engagement across religious, cultural, and social differences. 

The Australian Peace Council acknowledges its meetings are held on ancestral lands and pay respects to the First Nations People of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri peoples. We recognise them as the original custodians and protectors of these lands and waterways, paying respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Note: For our international visitors unfamiliar with this Australian custom, an ''Acknowledgement of Country'' is a tradition sign of respect used to honour the enduring connection of First Nation peoples to their native lands, celebrating the survival of the world's oldest living culture.