World military expenditure increase by 2.6% World military expenditure increased in 2018 by 6 per cent in real terms, and is now estimated at $1822 billion. The top 10 spenders in 2018 compared to 2017: 1. USA (+4.6%); 2. China (+5.0%); 3. Saudi Arabia (-6.5%); 4. India (+3.1%); 5. France (-1.4%); 6. Russia (-3.5%); 7. UK...
What does the RAAF do when it kills civilians?
Media Release Friday, February 1, 2019 The answer is easy it awards the commander who was in charge of the operation with a medal and awards it on Australia Day! Here is the citation for 2019 Australia Day Awards covering 2018. Distinguished Service Medal. Wing Commander M For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on...
Cabinet Papers are they telling us all? NO not about Pine Gap
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/what-is-still-being-held-back-in-cabinet-papers-release-20181228-p50oku.html What is still being held back in Cabinet papers release? By Sally Whyte 1 January 2019 — 11:00pm The annual release of Cabinet documents from 20 years ago is generally seen as an exercise in transparency, with the public able to get an insight into the issues considered by the government of the...
Christmas 2018 Urgent Appeal
Dear Friends and Supporters, Attn: PEACE LOVERS –Urgent Appeal. The recent APEC conference in PNG laid down the provocative position that the US along with Australia and other countries would engage in aggressive competition rather than cooperation with China. This position means Australia is becoming part of a regional effort to threaten and oppose...
Australian Militarism in the Pacific
A letter we wrote to the Minister for Defence 20th Oct, 2018 The Hon Christopher Pyne MP Minister for Defence PO Box 6022, House of Representatives, Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Minister, Re.: Australian militarism in the Pacific The Australian Government’s decision to re-claim the Lombrum military base on Manus Island, under the...
No US or Australian Base on Manus Island PNG!
Australia choses a negative path in the Pacific No US/Australia Base on Manus Island The behaviour of Australia at the APEC Forum in Port Moresby this week (17-18 Nov 2018) resulted in greater tension and dangers of conflict along with the bellicose US. The announcement of an Australia/US/PNG military base on Manus lsland is...
Invictus triumphalism – published in Pearls and Irritations
Invictus and the arms manufacturers connection. Posted on 14 September 2018 by Peter Menadue The Invictus Games will be familiar to all who watch the ABC, their promoter and sponsor. The Games will be taking place in Sydney in October, the participants being injured service personnel from 18 countries. It is highly inspiring to...
‘Welcome’ Steve Ciobo to the new Australian Minister for the Arms Trade
Steve Ciobo is the new Defence Industry Minister taking over from Christopher Pyne. He is now the Australian Minister who is responsible for our arms trade with other countries. He is responsible for the transfer of Australian arms and equipment to the biggest trouble spot in the World, the Middle East. The Australian Government...
Letter to SMH re Pine Gap
Dear Editor, After being arrested around 5 times at the gates of Pine Gap since 1987 it comes as no surprise that intelligence gifted to Australia is first filtered through US eyes only. The revelations in today’s SMH 26/4/18 The Secret Room closed off to Australia show that ‘in many countries (Australia especially) around...
Government lied to Australia about Pine Gap WA Governor implicated in coverup
Revelations that the US war fighting base at Pine Gap, near Alice Springs, had a secret room that excluded Australians exposes the lies that Australian governments generally and current WA Governor Kim Beazley have been telling the Australian people. In March, 1985, the then defence minister Kim Beazley insisted the government was fully aware...