Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced he will launch a defence strategy review to ensure the Australian Defence Force is well positioned to meet the nation’s security challenges over the next decade and beyond.
“This review will prepare Australia to effectively respond to the changing regional and global strategic environment,” Mr Albanese said.
“And ensure that defence’s capability and force structure is fit for purpose, affordable and delivers the greatest return on investment.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Australia's military structure, preparedness and investments to be reviewed for first time in a decadeFormer defence minister Stephen Smith will join retired Air Marshal Sir Angus Houston in conducting the first review of Defence Force structure in a decade.
Read more »
Projects could be cut under sweeping defence reviewFormer defence minister Stephen Smith and former military chief Angus Houston will lead a review into the Defence Force’s posture, structure and acquisitions.
Read more »
Government flags possible reform of $7b jobseeker program a month after launching itThe government is creating a parliamentary committee to examine the rollout of Workforce Australia, the new unemployment services program that is barely a month old.
Read more »
Ambitious plan launched to solve Australia's housing crisisHomelessness Australia launches an ambitious plan to solve the housing crisis in Australia.
Read more »
World ‘one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation’, UN chief saysCiting Ukraine, the Korean peninsula and Middle East, António Guterres says: ‘We have been extraordinarily lucky so far. But luck is not a strategy’
Read more »