Blood on our hands: Military spending on the rise.

Saturday, 17 May 2025 - 10:00am to 10:30am
On 15 May Elbit Out of Victoria activists dropped banners on the Elbit Systems offices in 4/290 Salmon St, Port Melbourne.

Each year the Stockholm International Peace and Research Institute (SIPRI) releases a report on global military spending.  We spoke to Xiao Liang about the extraordinary increases and trends in military spending across 2024.  Additionally SIPRI reports on the top 100 military companies and ranked 27 is Israel largest military company Elbit Systems who have a wholly owned subsidiary operating out of Australia.  Elbit System Australia receives around $917 million of tax payer dollars from the government.  On May 15, the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, Elbit Out of Victoria called for an end to their operation with a presence at their newly located offices 290 Salmon St, Port Melbourne.  We speak with Scheherazade Bloul about the Elbit Out of Victoria campaign. 

Saturday 10:00am to 10:30am
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Emma Crunch, Michaela Stubbs, Sam Gibbard & Johan Kettle.

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