A preliminary report into Australia’s strategic defence capability is due to be handed to the federal government tomorrow.
Darwin Bureau Chief Matt Cunningham says the likelihood of more defence assets being based in Australia’s north as part of the review is “pretty strong”.
“Both politicians and defence experts are saying that there needs to be a re-structuring of defence in this country so that more of those assets are based in Northern Australia," he said.
“Particularly given we’re seeing China flexing its muscles in the Indo-Pacific region.”