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Justin Bassi

Defence rhetoric is mismatched with lack of action on investment

If nothing changes and war were to break out at any time in the next 10 years, our military would essentially fight with the force it has today.

Australia needs to spend more on defence – and it needs to do so immediately. The strategic imperative has been firmly established in the government’s own major defence documents.

The Albanese government and the Coalition opposition agree that we are in the gravest geopolitical period in generations and it is only going to intensify.

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Justin Bassi is the executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

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