Short on troops, Australia opens military to non-citizens
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Short on troops, Australia opens military to non-citizens

New Indian Express  

SYDNEY: Australia will allow non-citizens to join its armed forces, the government said Tuesday, as the sparsely populated nation struggles to meet recruitment targets. Defence Minister Richard Marles said that from July, looser eligibility criteria would allow "permanent residents who have been living in Australia for 12 months" to serve. Canberra has surged defence spending in recent years, buying fleets of submarines, jets and scores of fighting vehicles to meet mounting regional tensions. Marles said growing the Australian Defence Force was "essential to meet the nation's security challenges through the next decade and beyond."

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ABC  

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