Australia politics live: defence industry minister to spruik Labor’s ‘progressive patriotism’ as audits reveal waste

Australia's Defense Industry Minister Pat Conroy is at the National Press Club today arguing that Labor, not the Coalition, is the true party of defense and national security—framed as 'progressive patriotism.' But fresh audits have uncovered waste within the defense sector, which complicates the government's message about fiscal management even as it makes its case on defense policy.

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