Undue Influence
Michelle FahyIndependent investigative reporting on the weapons industry and its close connections with the Australian government
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Snapshots from the Shadow World, January 2026
Revolving door spins ever more quickly
Lockheed Martin Australia has just poached its new CEO straight from the Australian Government’s weapons buying group, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG).
This latest appointme...
Arms industry infiltrates National Press Club
Updated 11.11.25
The National Press Club of Australia lists 81 corporate sponsors on its website.
Twenty-one of them (listed below) are either part of the global arms industry or actively working on its behalf.
Ten are multinational weap...
AUKUS: Revolving door, spiralling down
It is clear to many that AUKUS, in particular its early fulfilment stages, is becoming a debacle. In February, Defence Minister Richard Marles lauded as a ‘very unique’ arrangement Australia’s gift to the United States of $4.7 billion to bo...
Inside Australia's covert F-35 parts pipeline to Israel
Peter Cronau, co-founder of independent investigative outlet Declassified Australia, has broken another significant story detailing the ongoing secret export of F-35 parts from Australia to Israel over the past two years, with the latest sh...
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Michelle is an independent researcher investigating links between the weapons industry and Australian government. She has worked with ABC Four Corners, Declassified Australia, Arena, The Klaxon, Michael West Media and others. MEAA member.
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