Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie says the Coalition welcomes the ambition of the government’s new surface fleet strategy but wants to “see real action this decade”.
“And I think that’s the problem with this Labor government, they’re not serious about national security,” Mr Hastie told Sky News Australia.
“Ever since the Defence Strategic Review was handed down last year … we’ve seen no new money; we’ve seen cuts to capability; and we’ve seen inflation eating into the defence budget.
“So this $1.7 billion over the forward estimates is a drop in the ocean really.
“And we’re not seeing the sort of commitment from this government to remedying the challenges that are facing the Defence Force that we really need.”
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Roll on next election.
School boy Albo in charge.
Andrew Hastie the criminal peado
Bad weather predicated for Canberra if anyone comes across the Former LNP deputy PM laying on the footpath drunk…..👍
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Snitch Hastie
Pensioners can't go with out
Aus Govt left 1,000 Soldiers on Timor in WW2 with no Naval or Air Support with 22,000 Japanese with Naval and Air Support bearing down on them , what makes anyone think the Australian Govt is worried about the Public then or Now – Piss off and let the Citizens run ourselves you Crims.
Its alway tommorrow .we are not safe at all .where did the helicpters go ,i dought if they were buried
Hastie would make an awesome Defence Minister as he has skin in the game. All Marles has is a knowledge of is Latte sipping and a command of LQBTQI pro nouns in his resume the inept Minister he is.
What will stop the People Smugglers taking a page of the Somali pirates
handbook, and trapping/destroying ANY unmanned craft on the high seas?
Wot's the plan for that Can'tburra?