GREEN LEFT WEEKLY Kerry Smith May 28, 2021 In a spectacular start to the Disrupt Land Forces, a week-long festival of resistance, anti-militarism activists blocked two military vehicles from entering the Brisbane Convention Centre on May 27. Four people climbed on top of a Rheinmetall’s armed drone and Ripleys armed truck as they entered the […]
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The disruption begins
By ANDY PAINE 27 May 2021It was Thursday afternoon peak hour in South Brisbane, soundtracked as usual by trucks rumbling down the busy thoroughfares of the area. But these were not the usual trucks, and the response to them was not the customary indifference we give to our surroundings on busy city streets. Two trucks […]
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The company my father works for sells weapons used in my partner’s homeland
By Izzy Brown, as told to Zelda GrimshawAs Published in The Guardian 6 May 2021 They make great trucks. That’s what my father says whenever I ask him: “What do they make? Who do they sell them to?” “Only to the good guys,” is his standard answer, and the topic changes quickly. But what he calls “trucks”, most people call “tanks”. […]
Land Forces – Flood Media
By Andy Paine On June 1-3, businesses and potential customers will descend on the Brisbane Convention Centre for the LAND FORCES International Land Defence Exposition. At first glance, it might seem like just another industry showcase in the endless cycle of convention-centre events. The promotional material is a masterpiece in euphemistic corporate language, difficult for […]
