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Pat Conroy to announce defence shake-up aimed at cost blowouts - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Why it matters
Defence Minister Conroy's cost-control initiative signals commitment to manage procurement blowouts that threaten sustained capability delivery—a chronic Australian defence weakness. Cost discipline is essential to sustain AUKUS submarine production timelines and industrial-base expansion without fiscal strain.
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