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The Government of Australia has unveiled a long-term plan to expand its defence personnel by nearly 30%, by 2040.

The number of permanent army, air force and navy personnel will rise to 80,000 by 2040 to help Australia face future threats, the Prime Minister said.

The number of permanent army, air force and navy personnel will rise to 80,000 by 2040 to help Australia face future threats, the Prime Minister said.

The number of permanent army, air force and navy personnel will rise to 80,000 by 2040 to help Australia face future threats, the Prime Minister said.

The number of permanent army, air force and navy personnel will rise to 80,000 by 2040 to help Australia face future threats, the Prime Minister said.

"In their last three years in Government, Labor cut Defence spending by 10.5 per cent in real terms," while the current government says "Our Government has increased investment in defence to more than two per cent of GDP."

Australia's military will move towards a wartime footing under government plans to boost the number of uniformed personnel to almost 80,000 by 2040, amid strategic risks posed by China and Russia.

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While in Cairns for the announcement, Minister for Defence Peter Dutton talks with Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Navy Rear Admiral Christopher

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