Australia to build larger and more aggressive military to prepare for post-COVID disorder

Australia will build a larger and more aggressive military focused on its immediate backyard, including new long-range missiles, signalling a major shift in the nation's defence strategy.The ADF is expected to grow by 800 over that timeOn Wednesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will unveil a greater focus on the Indo-Pacific region, warning Australia needs to prepare for a post-COVID world that is "poorer, more dangerous and more disorderly".

In a speech at the Australian Defence Force Academy he will argue the Indo-Pacific is the "epicentre" of rising strategic competition and that "the risk of miscalculation — and even conflict — is heightening." "But we cannot allow consideration of such contingencies to drive our force structure to the detriment of ensuring we have credible capability to respond to any challenge in our immediate region."In releasing the 2020 Defence Strategy Update and the accompanying Force Structure Plan, the Government is expected to confirm Australia will purchase the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile from the United States Navy, at a cost of $800 million.

"The ADF now needs stronger deterrence capabilities," Mr Morrison will tell an audience of defence leaders. Mr Morrison has also promised to boost the ADF's ability to deal with what he described as the "grey zone" — activity against Australia's interests which falls below the threshold of traditional armed conflict.

To Counter China, Chinese dirty designs, Chinese bully tactics.... Indo-Pacific States must be prepared well in advance. Don't underestimate China. Stop giving Mineral Ores to China.

Is Bushfire or climate change more damage than CCP?

Disorder!!? Those that are behind this mismanagement, overreach and breach of our constitutional rights in this so called pandemic definitely have a disorder!!!!

Defence didn't get the memo that we're in a recession?

scotty is buying big guns to make up for his small willy ✌

greenvergewoman

Do you mean actually enlisting the massive backlog of males applying, instead of restricting enlisting a to favour a 50/50 gender ratio?

China has a active army of over million personal. Plus, military hardware that puts all (aside from USA) to shame. To even think we can deter them with our military capabilities is sheer stupidity and a RW pipe dream.

So hmm, how much is this Per Person? 270 Billion divided by 25 Million

What a Fucking joke! ScottyfromBomberCommand has lost the plot going down this path after this government single-handedly fucked-up relations with China & wants so badly to impress the likes of Trump AustralianLabor please make plans to drop this huge waste of our money.

$270 billion over the next decade on defence capabilities, including more potent strike weapons, cyber capabilities and a high-tech underwater surveillance system. Watch as they roll this propaganda out then turn the cyber capabilities on us. auspol2020

Clearly Morrison’s a complete fantacist.

I suppose war (or prepping for war) is always good for business. On the back of COVID19 mass psychosis this is an unsurprising development.

Devo!

Labor voters don't consider communism invasion a threat to Australian way of life and growing economy .

ironic, two houses at the far end of our village are arguing (not fight yet). My family leader at this end of village told us hey guys we should arm ourselves in case they fight. And let’s purchase the weapons to help them to fight even harder, but money should from your guys

Divert public money into the pockets of military-industrial establishment. Pathetic little sheriffs of US aggression.

Good news. I think we will need it.

This is because the USA has become an unstable dictatorship and will take it a generation to overcome the damage caused to the world?

AdamCrigler Timcast sourpatchlyds

Waste of money

Disorder by who protests by people without money or jobs ?

Mark my words, if this doesn't have Johnny Chinaman quaking in his boots, nothing will. And just to drive the message home, Morrison should send a gunboat up the Yangtze. That will show Fu Manchu & his godless slant-eyed opium-crazed hordes who's boss! Just ask The Australian!

BAD, bad policy. Very bad

Are these 'notional' missiles (like the submarines & bushfire fund) or real missiles? Will they be built in about 2040 when they are obsolete?

Perhaps the value of nuclear power stations, nuclear powered submarines and nuclear weapons, may finally become clear. We need to be self sufficient in our defence capability. We may need to stand on our own much sooner than people realise.

Wake up Australia, China is not going to leap frog all the other Asian countries and invade Australia. The money is best spent on Australians rather than pandering to the US paranoia of losing its hegemony over Asia.

$550 per week is too much for its people.

Blah blah blah DefundTheABC

Pm prepares for war during pandemic! Really. Peddling fear again. pmc_gov_au

Are we going to shoot at climate change scomo?

Just another Fear Campaign by ScoMo and the LNP sabre rattlers. Remember Vietnam and Iraq WMD. All BS

counterpoint: Australia to add to post-COVID disorder with larger and more aggressive military.

One big fat nuclear bomb will do it, we don’t have to play the charade of needing a big defence budget, army, navy and hypersonic jets. ScottMorrisonMP needs to see that $270 billion won’t win against China, it’ll just deprive us of other needs.

I am lost for words. Same shit, different country.

This China obsession is getting a bit creepy. The US social system is screwed because they spent all their money on wars and weapons, and neglected their citizens. Now we are going down the same path. We have just put a big target on our heads. Well done.

This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of. What a waste of money.

Cos that will help

Now we can shoot future viruses down

If you already have a big industry, those money will be spent in australia, and you can also export, again, a missed opportunity here

Spending money we don’t have on a threat we’ve created. Being Trump’s deputy sheriff is not worth it

Reminder: these are the same Libs who claimed their 'sooner, cheaper' NBN would be $29.5 billion. Real cost has been $51 billion.

Wrong priorities.

$270 BILLION on defence -Morrison has gone mad. For years Libs used to bang on about Labors “debt and deficit” - which was peanuts in comparison to Liberal outrageous spending. auspol

Wtf is this trash headline, govt always spend 2% of GDP on defence.

No. Just no. Blowing people up will fix nothing.

This is vile.

The biggest threat to Australia is from inaction on anthropogenic climate change by an evangelical RW conservative LNP govt. ClimateEmergency

Clearly the government is at war with us the people. hoax plandemic and now military to squash us if we dissent. Sounds fabulous. Welcome to communist China complete with 5G surveillance and more.

800 personnel over 10 years you say? China must be terrified! I’m pretty sure McDonald’s will hire more people in one year alone

Ah...no wonder, all the banging about China in the past few weeks is for setting up an enemy so the public will approve government spend big on defence rather than other areas such as education, jobkeepers.

I can’t even. Redirect these funds to tackle renewable energy and climate change.

How will this protect us from the excesses of the Morrison regime? Or are just subsidising ailing US weapons manufacturers?

Did I miss something? The army will recruit 50 new soldiers over the next decade? 5 new recruits a year, look out! no ones going to mess with us... 😳🤔

You mean the cPTSD this sack of SHIT GOVERNMENT is responsible for ; ChildAbuse towards THIS GENERATION of children...? ? ? PresstitutesAreCOMPLICIT 🗑

Kinda rude to assume that Morrison has a disorder 🤔

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We're doomed .

Should have built it 2 years ago

Looks like we are our own worst enemy ...

Paranoia. Dangerous in a government.

They need a more aggressive police force to deal with more extreme left wing fanatics.

You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace....

Good, it's time we make a stand and become the leading nation in our region and stop China bullying us and our neighbours

Are we at war? We have no money for child care, NDIS, Universities, jobkeeper, job seeker however we have tons of money for defence. Who are we fighting? ScottMorrisonMP auspol_aus

Awesome job PM! Keep it up!

Hint, Scottie will fire the first missile at 7:45am, China will never figure that one.

Who are we fighting I thought it was all cyber warfare in the future. Turn off our electricity and water and not a shot fired. Easy. This PM is so backward.

NO just NO Way!

good jobs for aeronautic eng n chemist

Post covid disorder? Right. Has nothing to do with China does it.

Now if this is a message for China, I find it hilarious. Really?

With what money?

Good.

My brother scoffed when I said “I believe we’ll emerge from Covid19 lockdown with army tanks patrolling the streets.” Seems I’m not far off the mark. ⛓🚔⛓

Most will end up propping up the Useless Subs Program , that will help , be all over Rover by the time the 1st arrives Trebble the original cost or more

Close the damn borders.

What for? With absolutely no onshore fuel reserves, no renewable energy and a completely dead manufacturing sector, if Asia stops trading with us were gone in a week. What a waste of resources.

Umm, wat

What about investing in the right equipment to fight and control bushfires that is urgent

FFS

Lol, do you even read the shit you write. Where is the condescending tone, this is pure lunacy. Gov says they cant raise welfare but sure can blow it on garbage for the agenda masters. Canberra you make me sick. Unlike convid 19. riseupmelbourne william_cravey

That a relief,best way to kill the virus,blow it up.Good thinking Scotty.👍👍

The world: How will we fix COVID globally? Australia: FIRE ZE MISSILES

I’m thinking its because of the inevitable climate troubles that await--food shortages, refugee emergencies, and other crises

How are those subs going Croweaters, started yet, or still on smoko ?

Increasing our military spending on missiles is wrong on so many levels

A few intercontinental missiles with nukes would also be beneficial.

Let's hope the submariner's allowance is substantially increased in order that all boats can be manned and operational

againstccp CCP_is_terrorist BoycottChina

It's always about 'defence capabilities' because that sounds worth the expense in $$$ & lives. Hasn't almost all Aust military activity since WW2 been in offensive actions, in far off places, as a fawning sidekick to the most warlike nation in history? Sad history repeating.

If that’s such a danger, why have our oil reserves so far away?

Our friendship with USA is giving our govt 'little man syndrome'

About time, but probably too late.

So they're sending troops to deal with pandemic side effect? Lunacy. Stupid.

China wants global domination, it’s been pretty clear over the last 20years. We’ve traded commodities for cheaply made plastic goods. Let’s see all the Leftist cranks here side with the CCP.

By buying more weapons from the US?

Is this to attack our own citizens?

Why don't we build some homes for the homeless? Or improve health care? Childcare? Disease research? Human resources? The ABC? Nah fuck it, lets blow up some foreigners..!

So that's where the money is. Can everyone join? 🤔

Nobody messes with Australia

Wtf?

Monumental waste of money.

American military companies will be very happy,and Aussie will carry heavy debts and nothing more.

Is it something for 10 postcodes ?

I’m excited by the Navy’s Giant Seagull program. This photo shows the current prototype. With a 2 metre wing span, this experimental model will set new standards in disrupting foreign invaders intent on picnicking in Oz. Its hot-chip stealing skills are awesome. Lookout world!!

Got to back fill the hole left by the withdrawal of the United States. An obvious and necessary move - geopolitically speaking - given regional circumstances

To quote a guy with catfish whiskers: 'Fear is the virus they use to divide us'.

A gun and kind words can get you alot farther than just kind words alone.

Precisely what we DO NOT need. Ffs.

Out of Touch Reaction to Unemployment Unrest and Homelessness

800 people over 10 years, how ridiculous. If that's not not a totally irrelevant addition to force strength I don't know what is. Go back and add an extra 2 zeros

this will help reduce poverty

More Subs. More ships, built in Australia by Australians using Australian steel from Australian ore From Australian mines.

Sigh. We're doomed aren't we.

Build peace - not war! I don’t wNt to live in the US here in Australia. Meanwhile there are CutsToTheABC, people out of work,..... where have our priorities gone

Deal with your drug dealer, pedophiles and bikies first. Law and order

Stop with the b.s. already. 100 have died Australia wide since the Wuhan Virus became a problem. Australia has a population of 25 million, why exactly are we closing down the country. Deaths from influenza in Australia for 1st Jan to 31st March 2020 is just over 500, and no s.d.

Australia needs exactly what they want to achieve, a larger and more aggressive military. 👌👌👌

Thunderdome!

Hey, maybe instead of the military, how about using those funds for good via funding more programs for koala breeding, as well as regulations & protections against massive deforestation & destruction of koala habitat to prevent the extinction of koalas before 2050? koalakiller

It is confusing because are we to take from this that this $270b is in addition to the $350b already projected? Is this a war budget? Why the $800m on the new missiles - so urgent all of a sudden?

Well, no.

Or you could just maybe fund the environmental sector to protect our native species instead, just a thought? koalakiller

Is this what we, the people want, government? Do you listen to the people whom you represented? We are smarter than this! Military is not I want from you! JOB creations, int global collaboration are what I want from you, Scott Morisson. You, sucks! auspol ScottyfromMarketing

Preparing for what? Zombie apocalypse in real life？🤔

Aggressive? 800 more people over the next 10 years? That won't impress or scare China.

NUKE THE GOOK

270billion in defense yet 7bn space development - the people need more say over where the money is going?

He's probably right about the Indo-Pacific region, and our entire current defence plan is something like 'Be friendly and pray to the US for help'. Having the strength to protect our sovereignty is a good thing, provided it's coupled with a desire to use it as a shield, not sword

Nuclear power would be more effective

😂😂😂😂

Did ScottMorrisonMP really predict a world gone crazy post COVID-19? Sounds a little apocalyptic to me... surely he doesn’t believe that or is he onboard the Trump ‘my weapons bigger than yours’ bandwagon.

Nothing better then helping recovery in nations than blowing them up what the absolute fuck

Morrison is creating a new ‘reds under the bed’ scenario. Will the population be sucked in?

Um what about building a better health system to deal with actual pandemics? And maybe climate change action and firefighter funding to deal with actual bushfires?

Another shitfuckery by this government. ScottyfromMarketing

You bet there will be disorder. Sick of this scam.

Cool. Australia's military will commit more war crimes at greater scale. That's exactly how you prove that your nation is enlightened and morally superior.

“The ADF is expected to grow by 800 over that time”. Sure it’s all drones and automation in modern war but 800?

Whaat the F

Let me fix the title: ' Australia to pay American weapon companies to build larger and more aggressive military to prepare for post-COVID disorder'

While we rob our cultural & educational sectors Dumb peeps with guns - what cld go wrong.....

Why don’t we just build a few nuclear Bombs while we at it.

Borders are closed. No ones getting in to Australia. Waste of money.

Fascist government builds war machine. Why does history have to repeat itself? Time to kick these monsters out of government

Perfect !!

Bringing back conscription? 🙄

Sell all the water, ports and land and then build an army. Wtf is wrong with these morons.

F**king hell! First knowingly fall for plandemic scare scam deliberately destroying the prosperous socioeconomic wellbeing for NOTHING. Then claim worst economic recession in decades. Now plan to invest billions of dollars to enhance nation's defence. EXPLAIN THE INSANITY!

Relax everyone, we'll buy the military equipment from China because it's cheaper and then it won't work anyway. How much more peaceful can it get.

Would be nice if scomo would stop sucking America’s clit

Werefuckedmate

This is a very good development. Aussie Aussie Aussie! 🇦🇺

Australia is second only to Saudi Arabia in military imports. So much for Liberals idea of being a top 10 exporter in this area. Make America great again by purchasing their overpriced hardware.

So our region will be poorer post COVID and our Christian PM's response is to be crueller, more violent and waste more money. Cool and normal.

Better to have it and not need it.

makes sense you have to kill the poor

Oh FFS.

Protecting our toilet paper supplies? auspol

I really cannot see Australia's spending on military changing significantly from current levels. It will focus more on purely defense, and less on intervention in other states. I think this article is a bit misleading.

IS that code for preparing for the Chinese who have some sort of disorder it seems?

Nothing helps the economy like a war right

This is bad

Why? There’ll be fuck all worth defending once the LNP have finished.

Wouldn't working towards global peace and harmony cost us much less?

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