Is Australia’s $765B Defence plan enough? Steve Baxter’s budget reality check

Tech entrepreneur and veteran Steve Baxter warned that Australia’s current defence budget is failing to keep pace with global instability and the high cost of nuclear submarines. He revealed why a billion-dollar boost for local "sovereign" tech, from Geelong-made autopilots to secret space cameras, is the only way the nation can truly protect itself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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