Australia Relocates Hundreds of Troops North to Prep for Possible Conflict

Defence minister says changes will prep Australia for the ‘challenges of our times.’
Australia Relocates Hundreds of Troops North to Prep for Possible Conflict
Australian Army soldiers from 10th Force Support Battalion's Amphibious Beaching Team await the arrival of troops on a Lighter Landing Craft during Exercise Trident 2022 near Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, Queensland. courtesy of the Australian Defence Force
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The Australian Army will relocate hundreds of infantry troops, tanks, and weaponry to the city of Townsville in northeast Queensland as it prepares to counter a possible future conflict in the Indo-Pacific.

The move follows a Defence Strategic Review in April, which found that the country’s defence force was no longer “fit for purpose” and required restructuring to meet the challenges of maintaining the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
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