Defence Minister Says Australia Needs to Define a New Rule-Based World Order

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Australian Defence Minister Linda Reynolds takes an oath during a ceremony at Government House in Canberra on May 29, 2019. Mark Graham/AFP/Getty Images

Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds has told a meeting of defence specialists that Australia has to define a new rule-based world order.

Speaking at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra on July 2 about the 2020 Defence Strategic Update, Reynolds said: “The world we grew up in is no more.”