the government spends big on its 'khaki election' strategy, but neglects diplomacy and other 'soft' power
- Written by Peter J. Dean, Chair of Defence Studies and Director, UWA Defence and Security Institute, The University of Western Australia
The Morrison government has been signalling for some time that it wants the 2022 federal election to be a so-called “khaki election”: one big on defence and national security.
So what was in the budget to support this aim?
The big funding announcement on budget night was an additional A$9.9 billion over ten years for the Australian...
