Govt’s ‘restructuring’ of Defence is about accounting for an ‘underinvestment’ in the army

Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie says the Albanese government’s “restructuring and re-posturing” of Defence is about accounting for an underinvestment in the army.

“What this does is it shrinks the army, it disperses our combat power, and it weakens our Australian Defence Force, and that’s the fundamental truth of this,” Mr Hastie told Sky News host Peta Credlin.

The Albanese government has announced it is creating a brigade specialising in long-range strike and missile defence based out of Townsville.

This comes as the army becomes more focused on conducting missions in littoral waters close to shorelines.

“The army has been dealt a very tough hand, and the army is doing its very best to manage a bad situation,” Mr Hastie said.

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