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As the world grows more unpredictable, Australia’s defence should be focused on people, not purchases

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Davriellelouna@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨australia@aussie.zone⁩

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/06/as-the-world-grows-more-unpredictable-australias-defence-should-be-focused-on-people-not-purchases

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  • DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    But what if there’s no war and we build a connected, coordinated and supportive society for nothing? Seriously though, if we are to increase ‘military’ spending, then it seems like a great idea to use that budget on approaches that help us deal with other emergencies as well.

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  • Lodespawn@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Need to be investing in drone development, resources processing, renewables and fertiliser manufacturing

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