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Defence shouldn't 'make a virtue' out of submarine project failures

Shadow Defence Minister Brendan O’Connor says the federal government does not “get to make a virtue out” out of its own failures in light of Friday’s announcement to rebuild the navy’s Collins-class submarines.

All six of the navy’s Collins-class submarines will undergo a $10 billion rebuild with the introduction of first of 12 new French Attack-class submarines now scheduled for 2035.

“It’s well overdue; eight long years ago when the government was elected, they were advised to make a decision on the life-of-type extension on the Collins-class submarines by mid-2015,” Mr O’Connor said.

“That was six years ago and the cost of the life-of-type extension would’ve been around $3-5 billion, that’s gone up to at least $10bn, if not $15bn, so major delays, massive timeline blowouts and expenditure blowouts on the future submarine program.

“It’s absolutely essential that we fill the capability gap but you don’t get to make a virtue ....

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US military boost on Australian shores 'in our own security interest'

US military boost on Australian shores in our own security interest
The Defence Minister has confirmed more US marines will be stationed in Australia s north as he warned of an increasingly complex and far less predictable period than any time since the second World War.
In a wide-ranging address to a security conference in Canberra, Peter Dutton warned not all nations are following Australia and its allies by prioritising peace in the Indo-Pacific.
The prospect of military conflict is less remote than in the past, especially through miscalculation or misunderstanding, Mr Dutton told the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
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Australia doing the 'right thing' withdrawing troops from Afghanistan

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