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Commander Bill

What does Shorten’s submarines policy say about his grasp of the potential future threats facing our country?

4 April 2015

9:00 AM

4 April 2015

9:00 AM

The Coalition win in NSW produced a typical media reaction, with Fairfax warning a ‘Baird win could prove awkward for Abbott’. Yet in reality it is Bill Shorten who now requires serious analysis. How would he, for example, fulfil the first duty of any Australian Prime Minister: the defence of the realm?

Mr Shorten has just announced his proposal for a new submarine fleet.

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