The speaker and crowd in attendancde criticized the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for its failure to report on Australia's involvement in the international weapons trade, particularly in supplying components for the F-35 fighter jets used in Israeli genocide in Palestine and in the conflict with Iran. Specific grievances included the ABC's silence on the $45 billion in subsidies to Rheinmetall for a bomb factory in Maryborough Queensland, the lack of investigation into the export of weapons components, and the promotion of pro-weapons industry think tanks like ASPI. The speakers called for the ABC to be more transparent and critical in its reporting, highlighting the humanitarian and ethical issues at stake.
