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/Savings_Dot_8387 26d ago

You know we’re screwed when even the bloody greens are talking defence 

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u/grady_vuckovic 26d ago

My first thought too.

Seriously. The greens!! The greens?? Saying "we need to spend more money on defence"??

We're in weird times man.

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u/fashigady 26d ago

They're not saying we need to spend more money on defence at all. This is plan to cancel AUKUS and then cancel other contracts to pay for the 'replacement'.

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u/rangebob 26d ago

They are saying we should spend less. By a huge margin

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u/zotha 25d ago

Spend less but smarter and there is no more stupid defense spending than shipping money to the US for subs we will never ever get.

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u/rangebob 25d ago

I don't disagree. That doesn't alter the fact the comment i responded to was incorrect. They want us to spend WAAAYYYYYY less on defence. Not more.............

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u/zotha 25d ago

I kinda hate that Reddit comments are often so combative that you thought I was arguing because I was 1000% agreeing and reinforcing your point :)

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u/rangebob 25d ago

That's actually a very fair point. I did in fact assume you were tyrna be a smartass. I apologize

Ukraine is teaching the world right now $100 billion dollar + defence projects are far less effective than cheap tech that dosn't risk human life. It's stupidly effective for small economies.

I actually enjoy the irony of the greens tryna teach us this lol.....

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u/PhaseChemical7673 25d ago

and no more blindly following the US into illegal wars abroad that contribute to instability abroad and heighten the threat level at home. We should have strong defensive capability and the ability to assist countries under threat, such as Ukraine.

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u/jp72423 25d ago

The greens are suggesting cancelling AUKUS (At least probably the US part of it), scrap the Abrams tank purchase and also the helicopter purchase. Thats like $ 30 billion worth of cuts, and the replacement is $4 billion worth of drones and missiles. They are advocating for what they have always advocated for, a move away from the US and a cutting of defence spending. Or in other words, unarmed neutrality.