What strikes me is how the Australian Government can afford 75 F-35As to our 48 F-35Bs?
Because Australia is a wealthy country that doesn't fritter away vast dollops of cash on sacred cows like the NHS and social security. They also have a flatter hierarchy within their armed services. If we lost 75% of our upper ranks, apart from being more efficient and saving a great deal of cash, we wouldn't notice the difference. As for Australia, its biggest enemy are the loony left and tree huggers followed by the "illegals" - their handling of which is entirely appropriate.
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