Frydenberg’s 2020-21 budget confirms a profligate spend on Australia’s military capabilities that is unjustifiable from every view point: strategic, economic, environmental and social. The addition of a further $3 billion to the already allocated $42.2billion for 2020-21 will see Australia acquire a military capability grossly disproportionate to its defence needs. The planned capability will work… [Read more] Budget a setback for Australia and the region
War Profiteers
Media Release: August 2020 Boeing is Out of Control
MEDIA RELEASE 11 August 2020 See also a summary and commentary on the action at www.wagepeaceau.org/boeing-out-of-control Boeing is #OutofControl Peace activists have disrupted work at the Brisbane office of Boeing Defence this morning, saying the company’s construction of weaponised drones and other autonomous weapons is part of a militarism that is out of control. A… [Read more] Media Release: August 2020 Boeing is Out of Control
Michael West and Michelle Fahy: Leading the research in weapons corruption
Michael West Biz with Michael West on Tweets and Michelle Fahy doing the long form writing are pumping out articles on the weapons trade. It’s a very slippery arena. Revolving doors, endless large contracts for no actual purpose, big companies courting small companies. Here’s a few of their recent articles. Sign up to Michael West… [Read more] Michael West and Michelle Fahy: Leading the research in weapons corruption
Boeing is OUT OF CONTROL
Stop the Weapons Trade at Boeing Brisbane Higher hi-tech will not provide security Following the publication of a book about our resistance at the US Pine Gap military base, Brisbane’s Peace Pilgrims, have played a renewed and enraged lament – this time at Boeing Defence Brisbane. We addressed Boeing’s workers who are creating a weaponised drone… [Read more] Boeing is OUT OF CONTROL
Cancel the Weapons Trade during Covid and on…
Wage Peace has created this set of slides to share with friends and family. We think many people would be disgusted to know about the massive spending on military technologies for both export, and domestic projects. These projects are #NotDefence, but #Crapitalism. Please share this ‘zine’: Cancel the Weapons Trade! Full Steam Ahead for Weapons Industries… [Read more] Cancel the Weapons Trade during Covid and on…
