About 800 Australian Defence Force troops are being moved from the nation’s south into northern regions to pre-empt escalating tensions between the US and China.
The Albanese government announced the plan on Thursday to move about 800 troops from Adelaide, with a majority heading to Townsville in Queensland’s northeast.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the changes were about responding to the recommendations of the Defence Strategic Review. Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles said the changes involved ‘hard decisions’. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman “This will mean the army has a concentration of people and capabilities in Australia’s north, making it easier to deploy for training, major exercises or to support our partners and allies in the region.”Townsville is the big winner from the announcement, with the city to become the home of the ADF’s armoured vehicles and army attack and medium-lift aviation units.
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