Alternative News - US Marines in Darwin

Sunday, 16 August 2020 - 9:15am to 9:30am

In today’s program we will hear Nick Deane, who is a peace activist from Marrickville Peace Group and NSW representative on Independent and Peaceful Australia Network IPAN’s National body.  Nick was invited to speak at a zoom event organised by Dr Hannah Middleton and Denis Doherty on US Marines in Darwin.

 

Nick has been active in a campaign to stop the annual stationing of U.S. Marines in Darwin.

 

Nick speaks about what are the strategic advantages to Australia from the presence of the U.S, and who actually benefits, from this arrangement?