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Activists occupy arms company's offices in Sydney and Melbourne on 25th anniversary of the Biak massacre

ACTIVISTS descended on the offices and facilities of global weapons giant Thales today to mark the 25th anniversary of the Biak massacre in West Papua.

Wage Peace kicked off an international string of actions occupying Thales offices in Sydney and Melbourne simultaneously. 

Later in the day, manufacturing facilities in Bendigo and another office in Darwin were disrupted, with Wage Peace claiming responsibility for all four actions. 

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