Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released Australia's Defence Strategic Review and described it as the most significant work done by Defence since the 1940s. Read more on the Review here:
The review, released on Monday, stresses a "strong sense of urgency" to respond to deteriorating circumstances in Indo-Pacific, and warnedMr Albanese described the review, widely viewed as shaping Australia's military strategy for the coming decades, as the most significant work done by Defence since the 1940s.
“This build-up is occurring without transparency or reassurance to the Indo-Pacific region of China’s strategic intent,” it says. "Australia will continue to cooperate with China where we can, disagree where we must, manage our differences wisely and above all else, engage and vigorously pursue our national interest," he said.Australia’s geographical benefits have “radically” shrunk, and we’ll have less warning.
The region now includes actors able to project power across five domains: maritime, land, air, space and cyber.
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