PM announces $38b ADF expansion and recruitment drive | 9 News Australia

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the Australian Defence Force will undergo the biggest expansion in nearly 40 years. The $38 billion defence plan will bolster ADF personnel from 60,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen and women to around 80,000 by 2040.

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