ASPI Senior Analyst Dr Malcolm Davis says China is “threatening to prepare” for an “invasion of Taiwan”.
Labor’s defence plans won’t improve Australia’s military capability for at least a decade, according to a report.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute says the country would only have access to its current force if a war were to break out in the next 10 years.
“Australia’s defence forces are highly capable … but in terms of the threat that we’re facing, particularly from a rising aggressive China, that is challenging regional security and, in particular, is threatening to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan,” Dr Davis told Sky News Australia.
“I think that we need to do more, particularly in terms of investing in, firstly, resilience … and, secondly, in sustainability.
“Those are two areas where we need greater investment.”
