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Defence Boost, Yes, But Where Are The Troops?

8 December 2000

To update a poster from the 1960s: It'll be a great day when governments give health and welfare $23 billion and the defence forces have to run cake stalls. Paul van Reyk, Petersham, December 6. Great. We're to have an expanded defence force. Have a look at the figures: they can't even .. read full story

Defence Spending

7 December 2000

IT is unlikely that the defence white paper released yesterday would have advocated extra spending of $23.5billion over the next decade if Australia's leading role in the East Timor peacekeeping mission had not generated such national pride. Unlike the divisive Vietnam War, the East Timor excur.. read full story

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