Australia's Non-Lethal Parts for Lethal Weapons
Jess Harwood
The ABC reported that more than 70 Australian companies have been involved in the production and supply of spare parts to Israel’s US-built F-35 fighter jets, with permits issued to those companies by the Department of Defence. Penny Wong’s description of the parts supplied as ‘non-lethal’ prompted cartoonists like Jess Harwood to question the distinction.
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