Listen "Protecting People, Not Power"
Episode Synopsis
In this week’s episode of Speaking of Social Justice, Julie Macken challenges Australia’s narrow view of national security. While policymakers pour billions into defence and submarines, real security, climate resilience, housing, health, equality, and community wellbeing, remains dangerously neglected.Julie asks the questions few in power dare to:What would national security look like if it actually kept Australians safe from the threats we know are coming—climate catastrophe, pandemics, cyber warfare, and social inequality?Why are we investing in weapons instead of in people, ecosystems, and the planet that sustains us?It’s time to redefine security, not as militarisation, but as protection for our communities, our environment, and our shared future.
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