Australia's defence portfolio has been let down by the high turnover of ministers over the past decade. PeterDutton_MP says he is committed to staying in the job until after the next poll.
where China is trying to exert influence over neighbouring Taiwan.
“Do we need to have a more frank discussion with the public? Yes, we do. It’s an interesting dynamic because I think part of the public is frankly ahead of where the public debate is because there’s just so much information available online,” Dutton tells“People see the reported comments of the [Chinese] ambassador and the vice ambassador here, as well as the spokesman out of Beijing.
China’s rise and growing assertiveness across a number of flashpoints – whether it be the Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong, the South China Sea or East China Sea – have increased the chance of war. Last year’s Defence Strategic Update said the “prospect of high-intensity conflict in the Indo-Pacific, while still unlikely, is less remote than in the past”. It warned the country no longer had a 10-year window to build its defences. In light of all this, Dutton and Pezzullo’s warnings were unremarkable.
after months of public pressure, has greatly improved the government’s standing with many serving and former soldiers.Shortly after taking over the portfolio, Dutton publicly reassured the nation’s serving men and women “the government has their back”.
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