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Australia should join the defence bank that named it as a priority partner
Why it matters
Australia's joining the DSRB would embed it in a multilateral defence-finance institution designed to de-risk allied defence-industrial supply chains and codify interoperability standards favouring AUKUS-aligned equipment. Delaying or rejecting membership risks exclusion from rule-setting on lending criteria, potentially disadvantaging Australian defence manufacturers and complicating AUKUS procurement alignment with European NATO producers.
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