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Government announces long term boost to Australia's defence numbers

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

In his second big defence announcement in under a week, Scott Morrison on Thursday will outline plans for a major expansion of Australia’s defence workforce to more than 101,000 by 2040.

This will be an increase of about 18,500 over the baseline growth previously agreed to. It includes predominantly uniformed personnel but also public...

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