Michelle Fahy

Michelle is an independent writer and researcher, specialising in the examination of connections between the weapons industry and government. She writes for various independent publications and on Substack on Undueinfluence.substack.com.
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 ...
Pork Missile: Government fires cash at weapons-maker EOS in Battle for Eden-Monaro

Pork Missile: Government fires cash at weapons-maker EOS in Battle for Eden-Monaro

ACT remote weapons systems manufacturer, Electro Optic Systems Holdings, which has hitched its wagon to countries ...
Weapons of Influence: BAE arms boss turns Premier’s right-hand man

Weapons of Influence: BAE arms boss turns Premier’s right-hand man

As part of her series of investigations into the close links between the military industry and politics, Michelle ...
Are Australians paying for secret US weapons tests at Woomera?

Are Australians paying for secret US weapons tests at Woomera?

Australian taxpayers will fork out close to $1 billion for the Woomera Range Complex upgrade, used by the ADF, the ...
Band of Brothers: Lockheed Martin and the Department of Defence

Band of Brothers: Lockheed Martin and the Department of Defence

After 28 years with Defence Science and Technology, on Friday, October 28, 2016, Dr Tony Lindsay, one of ...
Brothers-in-Arms: the high-rotation revolving door between the Australian government and arms merchants

Brothers-in-Arms: the high-rotation revolving door between the Australian government and arms merchants

A disturbing number of Australia's military personnel, senior defence and intelligence officials and politicians ...
The Afghanistan War: Australia’s longest running deception

The Afghanistan War: Australia’s longest running deception

What our prime ministers said about Australia's longest running military engagement, the War in Afghanistan. ...

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