When
Where
Sheraton Grand Sydney
161 Elizabeth St
opposite Hyde Park
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Why
Stop the War on Palestine will protest the Australia and NZ shipping and logistics conference to tell the Albanese government, Thales Australia and shipping company CMA-CGM to stop arming Israel and end explosives exports for genocide. The Australian government and CMA-CGM are sponsors of the conference whose opening dinner is on the evening of Wednesday August 26 at the Sheraton Grand Sydney.
Commercially available U.S. import data shows that between 11/11/2023 and 04/10/2025 alone Thales Australia has exported at least 191.5 tons of nitrocellulose explosives to General Dynamics OTS (GD OTS) who make 155mm artillery shells and propellants, tank ammunition, mortar and small arms rounds provided to Israel. Stop the War on Palestine unearthed this information following an article about the explosives exports published by Dave Milner from The Shot.
From October 2024 onwards the explosives were transported from Australia to the U.S. on a route and vessels operated by French shipping company CMA-CGM. St Marks Powder, the listed buyer, is a subsidiary of GD-OTS and makes 'ball powder' propellant used for 155mm artillery shells, tank ammunition, 120mm mortars and small arms rounds supplied to Israel via the U.S. military.
U.S. government documents show the buyer St Marks Powder provides the propellant to launch 155mm shells. These charges are provided to Israel to fire the shells that war criminal Israeli leaders like Isaac Herzog sign before they are fired on Palestinians. In June 2025 the U.S. Government reported allocating $783 million to replenish Israel's stocks. The U.S. have also supplied Israel with 50, 400 120mm mortars that rely on St Marks Powder.
This is just the latest case that exposes that the Albanese government is lying when it claims it is not arming Israel. The explosives exports must end now and Israel must face comprehensive sanctions.
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