4BC Drive with Gary HardgraveShadow Defense Minister warns Australia’s "shrinking" Navy can’t defend itself
4BC Drive with Gary Hardgrave
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Senator James Paterson joined Gary Hardgrave to sound the alarm on Australia’s depleted surface fleet, claiming our warships lack the modern defences needed to survive a drone-filled battlefield.
He argued that without urgent investment in sovereign manufacturing, the nation remains a "sitting duck" reliant on allies who are growing tired of doing the heavy lifting.
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