Recruitment, DEI Problems in Australian Military Could Embolden CCP, Ex-Soldier Warns

MP Keith Wolahan says new recruit applications are taking up to a year to process.

Australian Army soldiers from 10th Force Support Battalion's Amphibious Beaching Team await the arrival of troops on an Lighter Landing Craft during Exercise Trident 2022 near Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. Courtesy of the Australian Defence Force

Recruitment and diversity issues plaguing Australia’s military will only embolden the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to former soldier and current federal member for Menzies, Keith Wolahan.

Wolahan made the comments to The Epoch Times as Australian leaders monitor the activities of a trio of CCP People’s Liberation Army-Navy warships as they circumnavigate the country.