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Andrew Brown and Dominic Giannini

Troops head north as army braces for regional conflict

Brigades will be specialised and forces moved to better prepare the army for combat in the region. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Troops and equipment will be moved to northern Australia in a bid to make the army more prepared for combat in the region.

Major changes to the army will involve generalist units being restructured to specialist combat brigades, with hundreds of soldiers moving north.

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