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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Peter dutton says australia should be prepared for war but are we - Caught on Camera

An Australian Army loadmaster looks out from a Black Hawk helicopter over Sydney Harbour in 2019
An Australian army Black Hawk helicopter over Sydney Harbour in 2019. Defence minister Peter Dutton says ‘the only way you can preserve peace is to prepare for war’. Photograph: Paul Braven/AAP

Australia’s defence minister, Peter Dutton, said on Anzac Day: “The only way you can preserve peace is to prepare for war and be strong as a country, not to cower, not to be on bended knee and be weak.”

But how does this rhetoric about preparing for war match reality? We take a look at five significant defence projects that are either well behind schedule or have had major problems.

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