Albanese govt committing ‘real money, not fantasy money’ to defence: Richard Marles

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the Albanese government is committing “real money, not fantasy money” to improving Australia’s defence capability. Mr Marles highlighted Australia’s need for a “dramatic transformation” in its capability. “That’s why we’ve actually made the decisions to commit real money, not fantasy money, to that endeavour,” he said during a National Press Club conference. “It is precisely so that we can have genuine, Australian capability to be able to meet that moment in that time frame. “That is what we are trying to do.”