‘Gap in the short term': ASPI report lays bare the deficiencies in Australia's defence

Australian Strategic Policy Institute's Justin Bassi has spoken on the think tank's report, which has criticised the nation's long-term defence budget.
'The government's own assessment is that we are living in living in increasingly dangerous times, the most dangerous times since the end of World War II,' Mr Bassi told Sky News Australia.
'That assessment, with which we agree, is not being matched by an appropriate increase in defence spending.'

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