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PM commits $270 billion to update defence strategy

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. Source: AAP

The move will see funding go towards new long-range missiles to help the Australia protect itself against what Scott Morrison says is a more dangerous world.



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