And still, several months later, the NPC continues to draw speakers and, more worryingly, the apparent approval of the Australian media, the latest inappropriate speaker being the Israeli ambassador. And from what I can see, nothing has changed with respect to NPC's funding.
I read a comment below an article by Alex McKinnon https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/national-press-club-under-fire-for/comments on the ambassador's speech published on 1 April 2026 asking what planet and century the reader thought they were in. I am beginning to wonder something similar: what planet are we all on, that we continue to accept this kind of behaviour, what century do we live in when we shrug it off and keep making money for the billionaires of the world?
Ms Fahy, with respect, it seems you are pretty biased on this one. The Press Club is an institution, yes, but can only continue to survive with the support of corporate donors. I would ask you - how many addresses have occurred where corporate sponsors have attended and these companies are not in attendance? A mere table number marker isn’t exactly a huge advertisement for a defence company. I would also like to ask: how many addresses have you attended in person? Have you seen the press interact at these events with the mentioned attendees? I would argue that you both haven’t seen it and are assessing your view off a camera, as well as casting aspersions on all involved to suit your agenda.
Thanks for your comment Attendee. The article does not question the National Press Club having corporate sponsors, as you suggest. What is being scrutinised and questioned is the fact that more than a quarter of its 81 corporate sponsors are part of the global arms industry or are actively working on its behalf. This is a huge proportion of the Club’s corporate sponsors given the relatively small proportion of Australia’s economy that the weapons industry represents locally. This significant representation of multinational arms sponsorship at the Club is particularly concerning given Israel’s genocide in Gaza. As the article explains, the genocide has been facilitated by several of the NPC’s multinationals arms industry sponsors, which have provided, and continue to provide, significant weaponry for that purpose. The NPC is being funded by corporations that are breaking international law and profiteering from the world’s worst crime – genocide. The media’s job is to hold such corporations to account, relentlessly, not gloss over such grave crimes and continue to accept funding from them.
And still, several months later, the NPC continues to draw speakers and, more worryingly, the apparent approval of the Australian media, the latest inappropriate speaker being the Israeli ambassador. And from what I can see, nothing has changed with respect to NPC's funding.
I read a comment below an article by Alex McKinnon https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/national-press-club-under-fire-for/comments on the ambassador's speech published on 1 April 2026 asking what planet and century the reader thought they were in. I am beginning to wonder something similar: what planet are we all on, that we continue to accept this kind of behaviour, what century do we live in when we shrug it off and keep making money for the billionaires of the world?
Ms Fahy, with respect, it seems you are pretty biased on this one. The Press Club is an institution, yes, but can only continue to survive with the support of corporate donors. I would ask you - how many addresses have occurred where corporate sponsors have attended and these companies are not in attendance? A mere table number marker isn’t exactly a huge advertisement for a defence company. I would also like to ask: how many addresses have you attended in person? Have you seen the press interact at these events with the mentioned attendees? I would argue that you both haven’t seen it and are assessing your view off a camera, as well as casting aspersions on all involved to suit your agenda.
Thanks for your comment Attendee. The article does not question the National Press Club having corporate sponsors, as you suggest. What is being scrutinised and questioned is the fact that more than a quarter of its 81 corporate sponsors are part of the global arms industry or are actively working on its behalf. This is a huge proportion of the Club’s corporate sponsors given the relatively small proportion of Australia’s economy that the weapons industry represents locally. This significant representation of multinational arms sponsorship at the Club is particularly concerning given Israel’s genocide in Gaza. As the article explains, the genocide has been facilitated by several of the NPC’s multinationals arms industry sponsors, which have provided, and continue to provide, significant weaponry for that purpose. The NPC is being funded by corporations that are breaking international law and profiteering from the world’s worst crime – genocide. The media’s job is to hold such corporations to account, relentlessly, not gloss over such grave crimes and continue to accept funding from them.
Thanks for your comment Robots and Chips: a succinct encapsulation of this serious problem.