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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Urgent revamp needed for out-of-date defence force, review concludes

The defence review argues for new spending priorities to meet future strategic challenges. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's defence force needs an urgent overhaul, with a shift towards long-range strike abilities and better bang for taxpayers' bucks spent on military projects.

A declassified review of the Australian Defence Force says the nation cannot rely on long warning times for a conflict given the ability for adversaries to strike rapidly from afar or through non-conventional means such as economic coercion.

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