Richard Marles explains the importance of historic defence deal with Japan

The Australian government have chosen Japan to build the new fleet of warships.

Defence Minister Richard Marles joined 3AW Drive and explained the importance of the historic deal.

“This decision is months ahead of schedule,” Marles said on 3AW Drive. 

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“This is the biggest capability acquisition decision we’ve made since we announced our future marine pathway in March 2023.”

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