opposition leader: The opposition leader is also committed to spending two per cent of GDP each year on defence, after it dropped to a 70-year low of 1.6 per cent under Labor in 2012/13, according to Nine News Australia. Mr Shorten said Labor will mirror the coalition government and not let people smugglers restart their trade to Australia. To improve your experience update it here News National Shorten outlines regional security policy12 01am Oct 29, Shorten is promising to continue boat turnbacks and invest in the Pacific as part of a regional security policy if Labor wins the upcoming federal election. He said a Labor government would continue the coalition's 2013 Operation Sovereign Borders and fund areas the coalition has cut back, including Australian Federal Police based overseas. Operation Sovereign Borders will be fully resourced. We will continue to stop boat arrivals and turn back boats when it is safe to do so, he said in a foreign policy speech to the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Monday.
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