Opine decline

Another Defence opinion piece that doesn't properly recognize huge problems with the entrenched defence bureaucracy. That and continuing the GDP vs Defence budget meme which results in giving more of our money to a pack of substance abusers.

Thanks to the last Coalition government, the ADF acquired Abrams tanks, Javelin missiles, Super Hornet fighters, armed reconnaissance helicopters, airborne early warning and control aircraft, patrol boats and C-17 long-range jet transports. Three large Air Warfare Destroyers and two helicopter carriers larger than HMAS Melbourne were ordered and paid for.

The Super Hornet was the result of a failed Liberal government decision on problems with the Just So Failed F-35 which threw their fuzzy math of $16B for the F-35 to well above $22B and counting. All for non-solutions to keeping air supremacy in the coming decades.

Within the same timeframe, the government would make the decisions in relation to our acquisition of the Joint Strike Fighters and to ensure there is no submarine capability gap.

Good luck with those faulty aircraft and rent-seeking inspired submersibles.



Liberals have more "cred" on Defence than Labor. OK, well, then, prove it. Fix the big problems. Including, firing a bunch of people that contribute nothing to defending the nation.

Oh wait. Can't do that can you? No courage. No moral courage.

In the end, leadership of both parties only care about staying in power. That requires gullible voters. Secured via vote-buying with taxpayer dollars, propaganda or both.