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

Today, the Albanese government has concluded negotiations for a historic defence cooperation agreement with Indonesia. In February, our government announced a complete restructure of our Navy, which saw the first of a new class of surface combatants enter into our fleet this decade. Last year, we restructured the Army. Next year, we will see the beginnings of the manufacturing of guided weapons in Australia.

The Defence Strategic Review has completely reassessed our strategic circumstances and has reshaped our Defence Force, and, most importantly, these decisions have been funded by record increases in Defence spending over the forward estimates and over the decade. All of this has happened in just two years.

The contrast between the actions of the Albanese government and the vaudeville and hoopla which we saw from those opposite could not be more stark. The shadow minister for defence has said that he wants to see—

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