You're right MW, there is a large group of people in government, think tanks and media who are very interested in developing the economy based on weaponry, the same as US now is. They are paid for by US weapons manufacturers and lobbyist and it's now out of control, we don't even know who they are. HRW Sophie McNeil who used to be ABC is one, Stan Grant is an ASPI Senior Fellow, or was until recently and this has nver been disclosed. PEter Jennings the "former Defence official" is actially the former head of and still a Senior Fellow of ASPI which is now in the process of opening a Washington office - it's so deep I have no idea where it goes after that