Australia’s biggest threat is economic coercion not invasion

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Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia’s biggest threat is economic coercion not invasion amid largest military build-up the 'world has seen' since WW2

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has revealed the biggest threat facing Australia over the next decade in the face of the largest military build-up the “world has seen” since World War Two.
Tyrone Clarke

April 30, 2023

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said Australia’s major investment in missile and submarine capabilities will meet the country’s biggest threat over the coming decades.

The government released the findings from the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) on Monday which called for a realignment in Australia’s defence posture.

A major strategic rethink will be underway with the government to plunge billions of dollars into a domestic guided-weapons industry along with AUKUS nuclear submarine program which is set to cost up to $368 billion over the next three decades.

Mr Marles said the shift away from land-based capabilities and vehicles to a maritime focus was driven by Australia’s changing threats.