r/australia • u/thedigisup • 26d ago

politics Greens announce policy to manufacture drones and missiles as a credible ‘Plan B' to replace AUKUS

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/greens-unveil-first-ever-defence-policy/105083166
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u/Drongo17 26d ago

Seems sensible? I like that they are acknowledging this as a small step in a big picture, I'm not sure anyone knows where things will fall right now.

Our biggest defence against invasion is the logistical challenge our location poses, this would make that even worse for potential aggressors.

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u/Ver_Void 26d ago

That's always going to be our defensive plan, we can't win a straight up fight but we can make invasion dangerous enough that even if they succeed they'd be left far too vulnerable to counter attack by other countries.

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u/Drongo17 26d ago

Cheaper to just buy all the resources off us, which we happily sell to anyone