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Time for Marles to steer HMAS Defence

The minister is all at sea

2 March 2024

9:00 AM

2 March 2024

9:00 AM

The announcement by Defence Minister Richard Marles to restructure Navy’s surface fleet – by integrating two dozen or more major surface combatants and investing in a larger and more lethal Australian Navy – barely scratches the surface.

Simply put, these measures will not suffice for our strategic needs by 2030, let alone 2035.

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