Opinion

Does a more powerful military really make us safer?

By Ned Dobos
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:15am, first published July 3 2020 - 4:30am
Nothing says "peace-loving nation" better than spending $800 million on long-range anti-ship missiles. Picture: Shutterstock
Nothing says "peace-loving nation" better than spending $800 million on long-range anti-ship missiles. Picture: Shutterstock

Imagine what we could have bought with the $270 billion the Prime Minister has committed to defence spending over the next decade.

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