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(FILES) A file photo taken on March 5, 2020 shows Australia's then-Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. - Dutton, who became Australia's new defence minister on March 29, 2021, is a hardline ex-cop who has overseen a controversial refugee policy, riled close ally New Zealand by deporting criminal Kiwis and publicly clashed with the Chinese government. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

New plan of attack for Defence

National security strategists say Peter Dutton’s top priority as Defence Minister will be to urgently deliver new capabilities and get mega-programs like the $90bn Attack-class submarines on track.

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