Federal government to spend up to $18 billion on northern Australia defence bases in coming decade
ABCIn short: The federal government will spend $18 billion on upgrading defence bases across Australia's north in the coming decade, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy says. The federal government will spend $18 billion on upgrading defence bases across Australia's north in the coming decade, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy says. The federal government will spend between $14 billion and $18 billion upgrading and "hardening" defence bases across Australia's north, as the Australian Defence Force pivots towards security threats in the Indo-Pacific region. Acknowledging that Australia found itself in the "most challenging strategic circumstances since World War II", Mr Conroy said $750 million would be included in next Tuesday's federal budget for "hardening" northern bases.
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