‘We have not seen the preparation’: Labor attacks Coalition after Dutton’s declaration on war

Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles says Coalition is a government which beats its chest' but does not deliver

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Labor has hit back at Peter Dutton's claim that the only way to preserve peace is to prepare for war", suggesting the Coalition's actions fall short of its words.

The defence minister made the comments on Anzac Day morning, warning that people like Hitler" are not consigned to history" and Australia must do more to stand up to China's aggression in the region.

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