The weaponisation of our economy, police, polity and society continues apace. What was once extreme is becoming normalised, as military industries become more embedded and seek new ways to camouflage their real business, which is ‘Crapitalism’ #NotDefence. Small business in Australia is being groomed by the world’s largest corporations, who have been given special status… [Read more] Nioa Munitions: An excess of public money to fund the gun lobby
War Profiteers
WE WON! Smith Family drops BAE sponsorship
After being called out by the peace movement the Smith Family has refused further funding from the weapons industry. In the middle of Pandemic 2020 it came to our attention that BAE Systems, a transnational weapons corporation, was funding the children’s charity The Smith Family: $100,000 for supposed ‘STEM’ education. We call it ‘Reputation Laundering’.… [Read more] WE WON! Smith Family drops BAE sponsorship
Land Forces – A Killer of an Expo
What is Land Forces Expo? Land Forces Expo is an international industry event to showcase equipment, technology and services for the armies of Australia and the Indo-Asia-Pacific. South Australia hosted the event in 2018. In June 2021, it will be held in Brisbane. Its primary goals are to provide an effective platform for the exchange… [Read more] Land Forces – A Killer of an Expo
Facilitating Exports: The Global Supply Chain and Landforces Brisbane
Will you prepare to stand with us in at Landforces in Brisbane, June 2021? The weapons industry in Brisbane is rapidly developing. We inspected three Brisbane-based companies: Boeing, Rheinmetall and Nioa. Being onsite gives us ordinary folk concrete information. We encounter real people going about their everyday preparation for … war crimes. The Global Supply… [Read more] Facilitating Exports: The Global Supply Chain and Landforces Brisbane
Budget a setback for Australia and the region
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
