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Britain just shelved a key defence goal. That’s not good for Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - World ·
Britain just shelved a key defence goal. That’s not good for Australia

The man who quit Keir Starmer’s government over a failure to boost defence spending appears now to have reached the same conclusion: Britain simply can’t find the money, leaving the country and its allies exposed in dangerous times.

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