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Brendan Nelson’s gravy sandwich

Jan 27, 2020 · 15 min · 15.0 MB
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As minister for defence, Brendan Nelson controversially spent $6.6 billion on Boeing fighter jets. Now he is running the company’s Australian division. In this episode, Mike Seccombe looks at the links between our government and the global weapons trade.

Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

Background reading: 

Close ties between government and military industries in The Saturday Paper 

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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