Anti-radiation and anti-tank missiles among purchase which will be locked in just days after raucous internal debate at Labor conference over Aukus pact
pact from within the party membership. A push to remove explicit support for the agreement from the party platform led to one of the biggest debates on the national conference floor, with Anthony Albanese defending the decision to members by declaring “there was no security in isolation”.
The defence minister, Richard Marles, continued that theme in explaining the missile purchase, which will be officially announced on Monday. “We are investing in the capabilities our defence force needs to hold our adversaries further from our shores and keep Australians safe in the complex and uncertain world in which we live today,” he said.
“The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the importance of having not just war stocks, but a domestic missile manufacturing industry and this announcement will help deliver that.”
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