Australia’s warships will be able to dock at a new $1 billion maintenance centre in Sydney as part of a commitment by the Morrison government to establish four new strategic bases around the country.
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age can reveal a tender is being released on Wednesday to establish a naval maintenance centre at the Garden Island defence precinct in Sydney.
On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce also announced Australia would develop a new merchant fleet to maintain regional sovereignty, saying China had begun the “process of encircling Australia”.
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