Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

because this was an announcement without a skerrick of delivery. When you look at their record in government and the legacy which they left us, it could not have been more different. In 2020, the Defence Strategic Update rightly observed that Australia now sat within the 10-year threat window, an important observation to make, but they did nothing about it. In fact, they put the Defence Force on a slide. From that moment on, the Defence Force reduced in size. During the time that the Leader of the Opposition—

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