‘Building a future we can all trust’- Thales company slogan Global CEO Patrice Caine: ‘has his eye on Australia as a development centre’ Thales defence revenue in 2019 was $9.251 billion. Thales is the 8th largest defence contractor in the world.Global HQ: Tour Carpe Diem, 31 Place des Corolles – CS 20001, 92098 Paris La… [Read more] Thales – fact sheet
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Nioa should rule out exporting weapons to Indonesia
We Stopped Workers at Pinkenba Weapons Factory We shut down the entrances of a Pinkenba weapons factory for over an hour this week. We have asked Nioa to change the arrangements: rule out exporting munitions to Indonesia. Here we are in front of the gate making the explosion of militarism visible! Sign for human rights not weapons… [Read more] Nioa should rule out exporting weapons to Indonesia
Nioa Munitions: An excess of public money to fund police and the gun lobby
[ Please note -update May 2022. We did have a NIOA logo on the above poster as part of our satirical rendering of their business operations. But Nioa’s in house lawyer Tim Donelley threatened to sue us, so we have removed it. We can only assume they are taking litigation lessons from the NRA… [Read more] Nioa Munitions: An excess of public money to fund police and the gun lobby
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
Raising Peace
Speech for Raising Peace event: LEE RHIANNON 20 September 2020 I do acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay tribute to their history, their culture and their ongoing struggles for justice in the face of the many crimes that continue to be perpetrated against First Nations peoples. Thank you… [Read more] Raising Peace
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