‘We don’t have limitless resources’: Australian government prepared to scale back defence projects

Exclusive: While committed to an increase in defence spending, Labor's Richard Marles refuses to rule out building first nuclear-powered submarines offshore

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Richard Marles has signalled the Australian government is prepared to scale back some defence projects to fund others in a major shake-up, declaring we don't have limitless resources".

The deputy prime minister said the government would weigh up how best we can use the resources that we have to make sure that we have a defence force which maximises Australia's capability".

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