Is Australia’s Palantir investment beyond the pale?

Palantir is in the data and surveillance business. It is led by key members of the “tech right,” develops the technology that powers violent and illegal ICE raids in the US, and is accused of supplying AI-powered autonomous weapons to the Israeli military deployed against Palestinians in Gaza.

So why does the Australian Future Fund own a $100 million stake in Palantir? So how did the company get multimillion-dollar contracts and high-level security clearance from government departments and agencies?

Associate editor Cam Wilson joins the podcast to unveil his report on the growing footprint of “the world’s most controversial SaaS company” in Australia.

Watch the full interview below or read the transcript Here.

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