Age of the Dragon

Coalition defence policy was woeful. Labor must make massive changes

Bradley Perrett
Updated February 17 2023 - 2:00pm, first published 12:30pm
A330 MRTT tankers; and inset, Richard Marles and Anthony Albanese. Pictures Department of Defence, Sitthixay Ditthavong
A330 MRTT tankers; and inset, Richard Marles and Anthony Albanese. Pictures Department of Defence, Sitthixay Ditthavong

The former Coalition administration was "the worst government for national security in our country's history," Defence Minister Richard Marles said in parliament this week. And that may well be true.

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Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett is a regular ACM columnist with a focus on Australia's relationship with China, covering defence, strategy, trade, economics and domestic policy. He was based in Beijing as a journalist from 2004 to 2020.