Michelle Fahy

Michelle Fahy is an independent journalist who has been investigating militarism and the arms trade since 2009.
Defence hides Australia’s weapon sales to Israel amid war crimes investigation into Palestine

Defence hides Australia’s weapon sales to Israel amid war crimes investigation into Palestine

Defence has elevated “opportunities for Australian companies” over human rights and transparency in weapons sales, ...
Landforces’ brothers in arms: how a weapons peddler qualified for charitable status

Landforces’ brothers in arms: how a weapons peddler qualified for charitable status

The Coalition is cracking down on charitable organisations. However, the Australian charity promoting arms deals ...
Breakthrough Aussie war drone may target civilian protestors

Breakthrough Aussie war drone may target civilian protestors

An Australian breakthrough in drone technology, making it easier to locate hidden enemy on the battlefield, could ...
Australia defies UN pleas over atrocities in Yemen, escalates weapons exports to Saudis

Australia defies UN pleas over atrocities in Yemen, escalates weapons exports to Saudis

Documents released under Freedom of Information reveal Australia approved 103 military export permits to UAE and ...
Not Just Careless: Australian weapons part turns up on Armenian battlefield

Not Just Careless: Australian weapons part turns up on Armenian battlefield

How did an Australian-made transponder, a key part of drone technology, end up in the conflict between Armenia and ...
Reputation Laundering: weapons companies infiltrating schools to promote education

Reputation Laundering: weapons companies infiltrating schools to promote education

A Lockheed missile blows up a bus full of Yemeni children; in Australia Lockheed Martin gains kudos by sponsoring ...
Department of Defence captured by foreign weapons makers Thales, BAE

Department of Defence captured by foreign weapons makers Thales, BAE

Department of Defence secretly investigates itself, does not make public the review’s existence or its terms of ...
Dark side: Christian Porter’s night life intensifies deep concerns over political integrity

Dark side: Christian Porter’s night life intensifies deep concerns over political integrity

ABC’s Four Corners on Monday night raised questions about Christian Porter’s personal behaviour. Michelle Fahy ...
Murder, corruption, bombings – the company at centre of Australia’s submarine deal

Murder, corruption, bombings – the company at centre of Australia’s submarine deal

The arms company at the centre of a deadly criminal saga and numerous global corruption scandals, Naval Group, was ...
‘Culture of Cosiness’: colossal conflicts of interest in Defence spending blitz

‘Culture of Cosiness’: colossal conflicts of interest in Defence spending blitz

Michelle Fahy investigates the corporate influence on government policy and how weapons makers cultivate ...
Tax break for weapons exports to Mid-East countries accused of war crimes

Tax break for weapons exports to Mid-East countries accused of war crimes

Australian weapons manufacturer Electro Optic Systems, with financial support from the federal and ACT ...
Family Ties: Defence contracts go to company linked to wife of former army chief

Family Ties: Defence contracts go to company linked to wife of former army chief

The wife of former Chief of Army Peter Leahy is a director of a company that earned $2.2 million in revenue from ...

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