Electric TrikeThe #Victorian #Greens have criticised #JacintaAllan’s government for bringing the #weaponsexpo #LandForces back to #Melbourne in 2028, saying they are “completely out of touch”.
It comes after the government announced it would be bringing the expo back in 2028 on Tuesday afternoon. The expo was cancelled in Melbourne and announced in Perth for 2026.
In 2024, there was a public outcry and protests at the conference and allegations of #excessive #police tactics and #force used against #protesters.
The Greens spokesperson for peace and disarmament, #GabrielledeVietri, said:
“The public have made it very clear that they do not want this weapons trading expo in our peaceful city.
Jacinta Allan’s #LaborGovernment would prefer to prop up an industry designed to kill than listen to the people they are supposed to represent.
Jacinta Allan’s Labor Government couldn’t be more transparent – they moved Land Forces to Perth in an election year to avoid scrutiny and mass protests just before an election but are happy to keep dealing in war and weapons in plain sight once the election is done and dusted.” #auspol
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