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Militarised Brisbane: weapons manufacturers, university partnerships and grass-roots activism – Miriam Deprez

Militarised Brisbane: weapons manufacturers, university partnerships and grass-roots activism – Miriam Deprez

by | March 25, 2024 | AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Education, Foreign policy, Gaza Genocide, Military, Political issues, Racism, Technology

  At about 9 am on Monday 8th January, in an industrial outer suburb of Brisbane, roughly thirty activists took over the Ferra Engineering manufacturing floor. Banners read “Ferra Spreads Terror” and “Stop Arming Israel” as the protesters shut down, albeit...
If the BAE Frigate deal is bad, then the AUKUS deal is catastrophic – Mick Lawless

If the BAE Frigate deal is bad, then the AUKUS deal is catastrophic – Mick Lawless

by | September 17, 2023 | Articles by Mick Lawless, AUKUS, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Foreign policy, Media, Military, Political issues, Technology, Trade unions

  The BAE Hunter Class Type 26 Frigate deal was the usual lacklustre, money-draining performance we’ve come to expect in Defence procurement. Three options were available. Two “viable” designs by Navantia and Fincantieri. Both in the water and...
Gina Rinehart’s Dream of a “Drone Defence’ to Protect her Business Empire comes Crashing Down – by Mick Lawless

Gina Rinehart’s Dream of a “Drone Defence’ to Protect her Business Empire comes Crashing Down – by Mick Lawless

by | December 31, 2022 | Articles by Mick Lawless, Australia's move to the Right, Foreign policy, Media, Military, Political issues, Technology

  The Rich have influence One of the more useful results of accumulating enormous wealth is that people pay attention to your pronouncements.  The ideas espoused by the mega-rich are covered extensively by the media and discussed with a seriousness that...
Labor’s Robodebt revisionism has become rote amongst it’s True Believers – by Mick Lawless

Labor’s Robodebt revisionism has become rote amongst it’s True Believers – by Mick Lawless

by | May 18, 2022 | Articles by Mick Lawless, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Environment, Foreign policy, Indigenous affairs, Media, Pensions and unemployment benefits, Political issues, Technology

        What is Robodebt? Best to examine what Robodebt is before challenging the apologist orthodoxy that has emerged to excuse Labor’s role in its creation.    “The Robodebt scheme, formally Online Compliance Intervention...