(Published by The Age – letters page 5 February 2018) Over the years Australia has sold guns to government institutions in Papua New Guinea, which have sold them on to criminals in the civilian population. Armed violence now makes PNG one of the world’s most dangerous countries for its own citizens and for visitors. Australia […]
Militarism
Murky business: Australia’s defence industry is growing, but at what cost?
It’s a nearly impossible task to discover exactly what Australia is selling and to whom because the federal government refuses to say, but nuggets of information make it clear that Canberra is aggressively selling weapons and defence equipment to countries involved in conflicts where human rights abuses are being perpetrated.
Australia’s trade in arms: MAPW paper 6, Michelle Fahy, October 2012 (printer version)
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Emotions and the criticism of war: MAPW paper 5, Joy Damousi, September 2012 (printer version)
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Promoting security: militarism or diplomacy: MAPW paper 4, John Langmore, July 2012 (printer version)
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War is a health hazard, MAPW paper 2, Jenny Grounds, March 2012 (printer version)
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