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Australia comes of age as an Indo-Pacific power
A stronger Australia is good for our regional neighbours, but it will take sustained investment in diplomacy to ensure that message sinks home.
Rory MedcalfGeopolitical analystThere was nothing virtual about the three leaders’ statement in San Diego yesterday. At last, Australia is matching its defence capability to the challenges of its Indo-Pacific geography.
With their incomparable range, stealth, intelligence-gathering edge and conventional firepower, nuclear-powered submarines operating from Australia – and within a decade by Australians – will suit the scale and gravity of the strategic risk the nation faces.
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