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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Albanese to pledge increased defence spending as Morrison promises more personnel

Anthony Albanese
The Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, is set to castigate the Coalition’s handling of the submarine project as the country’s ‘greatest defence procurement disaster’. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP

The Coalition and Labor are set to make major defence announcements on Thursday as both parties seek the upper hand on the electoral battlefield of national security.

Anthony Albanese will consider fitting tomahawk missiles to Australia’s existing fleet of Collins class submarines if he wins the upcoming federal election. The Labor leader will on Thursday vow to ensure the defence force “has the resources it needs to defend Australia and deter potential aggressors”.

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