Australia’s goal in boosting defence is to prevent war, says PM Albanese
SINGAPORE – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday said his nation’s decision to boost its defence capabilities is not to prepare for war but to prevent it, as he outlined his country’s vision for the Indo-Pacific region at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
“Australia’s goal is not to prepare for war, but to prevent it through deterrence and reassurance and building resilience in the region,” he said in his keynote speech to mark the opening of theorganised by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. Mr Albanese’s speech also comes at a time of heightened global attention towards Australia’s foreign and defence policies.under the Aukus pact with Britain and the US, aimed at countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific.over three decades on the programme, which has irritated China.
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