There’s no honour in exporting abuse. Soldiers of the United Arab Emirates have conducted human rights abuses in Yemen. Australians from the SAS have been training them. And defence technology contracts are embedded in the training arrangements. Many have already signed the petition to stop Australian #DefenceExports to governments that abuse. If you have signed, we ask… [Read more] #DefenceExports from Australia – weapons plus abuse
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Pine Gap electricity supply and the Ausgrid controversy
By RICHARD TANTER Published in John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations 30 May 2018 The giant Pine Gap intelligence and military base outside Alice Springs consumes a great deal of electricity to operate its intelligence-gathering and analysis … [Read more] Pine Gap electricity supply and the Ausgrid controversy
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Defence admits that their is "no more than a remote chance of a military attack on Australian territory by another country, .... " (Defence White Paper 2016) yet they are willing to spend Billions. -
The white paper mentions climate change a few times - their response is to build more weapons for the expected unstable times, and move bases expected to be inundated by rising sea levels - nothing about looking at the causes or mitigating the effects.
A$35b per annum insurance policy -
"These systems are not designed to secure our border or defeat any potential invasion. Nor are they sufficient for forward defence well beyond Australia's maritime and aerial spaces. They are, in effect, serving as a component of an allied defence plan, principally with the US."
A$35b per annum - minimum entry price of a ticket to the western alliance."
www.afr.com/news/policy/defence/will-australias-defence-budget-magic-number-stand-the-test-201805...
Will Australia's annual $35b defence budget stand the test?
afr.com
Despite a $35 billion annual price tag, Australia doesn't have a clear defence policy or secure coverage.
