'Theatrical' Protests Held Against US Weapons Manufacturer Lab in Melbourne University

Students and activists held a “theatric” demonstration against the opening of a research lab at the University of Melbourne by US weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin.The student union on campus condemned the opening of the $13 million high tech laboratory that was announced August 2016. The Age reported that the lab, the company’s first outside of the United States, would focus on designing software that would be used for missile guidance, flights, and surveillance.Protests were held in the university’s North Court on May 3. Demonstrators said the construction of the lab would make the university complicit in the war industry.