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Defending Australia in an Age of Austerity Mark Thomson. Three factors have created the current predicament:. Three factors have created the current predicament: Poor planning and excessive ‘savings’. Slide 1. Three factors have created the current predicament:
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Defending Australia in an Age of Austerity Mark Thomson
Three factors have created the current predicament: Poor planning and excessive ‘savings’
Three factors have created the current predicament: • Poor planning and excessive ‘savings’ • Slow approval and delivery of projects
Three factors have created the current predicament: • Poor planning and excessive ‘savings’ • Slow approval and delivery of projects • Surplus a higher priority than strong defence
The plans set out in 2009 are in disarray; investment is badly stalled, cost pressures are breaking out, and personnel and operating costs now dwarf capital investment. Put simply; the defence budget is an unsustainable mess.
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