Gabrielle de Vietri MP: Land Forces Expo
My question is for the Premier. In two weeks the world’s largest weapons manufacturers will gather in Melbourne for the Land Forces expo to showcase their products to trade delegates from around the world, including those that fuel Israel’s genocide in Palestine and violent oppression across the world. The principal sponsor of Land Forces is the Victorian Labor government. In response to community opposition, Labor is mobilising 1800 police. The mounted branch and the riot squad will be there to ensure that this weapons convention can continue to operate in heightened local and global circumstances. Land Forces creates an unacceptable risk to safety, peace and social cohesion here in Victoria. Will the Premier be a leader for peace, step in now and cancel the Land Forces expo?