Australia to spend $270 billion on defence by 2030
As the Indo-Pacific region faces an aggressive and belligerent China amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison, on Wednesday, announced strategic plan to counter the Chinese expansion in the region.
The challenges and changing nature in the Indo-Pacific have meant we need a new approach and one that actively seeks to deter actions that are against our interests,” the Prime Minister said.