Sky News anchor Peter Stefanovic says we are believed to be “playing catch-up big-time” amid the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in coming years.
“So if war were to break out by 2027, we would find ourselves in a lot of trouble, so we need more troops,” Mr Stefanovic told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
“We need more assets in the water, need more assets in the sky, we need more defence systems in the northern parts of Australia.”
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