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May 05 2021

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 the outsider to penetrate. “A comprehensive industry exhibition with more than 600 participating companies… Formal business to business networking programs and events… A three-day Industry and Defence Conference Program, built around the themes of: Industry Capability – Equipping Defence; Innovation and Technology for the Future Force; Civil Defence – Preparing for Community Crisis.”

Look through the fog of corporate sales jargon, though, and it’s possible to see what is really being bought and sold at Land Forces. That’s what the group of activists calling themselves Disrupt Land Forces have done. And they have gone further than just identifying that 600 of the world’s biggest weapons manufacturers are getting together to showcase their products. They have been studying where the weapons manufactured in Australia are actually sold, and have found quite a number of them make the short journey across the Timor Sea to Indonesia. Read more on Flood Media…

Written by Cate Adams · Categorized: In the news

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