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Australia, New Zealand sign army cooperation deal

Australian Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart and New Zealand Chief of Army Major General John Boswell place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Wellington, New Zealand, in this handout image released April 18, 2023. Lieutenant General Simon Stuart is in Wellington to sign Plan Anzac, a Bilateral Service Cooperation Plan to strengthen the relationship between Australia and New Zealand. NZDF/Handout via REUTERS

Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday announced plans for the allies' armies to work more closely together as New Zealand looks to its larger neighbour for help reinvigorating an armed forces battling worker shortages.

Plan ANZAC, named after a joint World War 1 force, aims to improve army interoperability with more cooperation over training, capability, readiness and personnel. Special forces troops were singled out as an area for continued cooperation.

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