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Scott Morrison denies major investment in military bases in northern Australia aimed at sending message to China
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has denied a major investment in military bases in northern Australia is aimed at sending a message to China.
Key points:
- Scott Morrison says all of the ADF’s objectives are aimed at pursuing peace
- The Home Affairs secretary has had to defend his comments about “the beating drums” of war
- Beijing has told Australia to stop interfering in China’s domestic affairs
At the same time, he has also defended comments made by new Defence Minister Peter Dutton that the possibility of conflict with China over Taiwan should not be “discounted”.
Mr Morrison was in Darwin to confirm a $747 million upgrade to defence facilities in the Northern Territory, part of $8 billion set to be spent on military infrastructure in northern…
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