Australia to Spend More Than US$70 Billion to Boost Military Might

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Sydney: Australia will spend more than US$70 billion boosting its defences over the next 20 years in response to a regional military build-up and shifts in power, the government said in early May.rnA long-term strategic blueprint for the future of Australian Defence Force warned that war could be possible in the Asia-Pacific region in the next two decades, as emerging powers such as China flexed their military might.rnThe United States would continue its military dominance and be an "indispensable" ally for Australia, the defence white paper said. But as emerging or resurgent powers such as China, India and Russia tested US primacy, the paper said there was "a small, but still concerning possibility of growing confrontation between some of these powers".