Category Archives: Military spending, militarisation of society and education

Don’t Buy into War – military spending creates fewer jobs than the same amount of money would have, if invested in other sectors.

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The Job Opportunity Cost of War – Heidi Garrett Peltier Military spending by the federal government is often considered a vital support to employment and economic recovery.  However, military spending creates fewer jobs than the same amount of money would Continue reading Don’t Buy into War – military spending creates fewer jobs than the same amount of money would have, if invested in other sectors.→

Don’t buy into war: Turnbull Government rushing in the wrong direction with arms industry – Media release 29 January 2018

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Australia should be a nation that leads the world in promoting peace not war Government expenditure on health, education or transport will provide more jobs growth than an equivalent expenditure on the Defence industry The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network Continue reading Don’t buy into war: Turnbull Government rushing in the wrong direction with arms industry – Media release 29 January 2018→

Weapons or Well-being: Dr Margie Beavis, Forum at Melbourne University, August 2017

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Weapons or Well-being Melbourne University Forum on Lockheed Martin Collaboration In August 2017, a forum was held to discuss Melbourne University’s collaboration with Lockheed Martin, the world’s biggest weapons manufacturer. “Weapons or Wellbeing” was put on by the student branch Continue reading Weapons or Well-being: Dr Margie Beavis, Forum at Melbourne University, August 2017→

Militarisation of education – Talk at the IPAN conference, September 2017

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The following is a talk from the 2017 IPAN conference in Melbourne, by Alex Edney- Browne Alex Edney-Browne, Ph D researcher on drones –  Drone warfare and Militarisation of education The following is a quote from an article titled ‘ Continue reading Militarisation of education – Talk at the IPAN conference, September 2017→