Australia warns of a ‘more unstable, more dangerous and more vulnerable’ post Covid world

Speaking on Australia’s 2020 Defence Strategic Update, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said the region around Indo-Pacific is witnessing strategic realignment similar to that of World War 2. Read her full speech here.

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New Delhi: Australian Defence Minister Linda Reynolds Thursday said the country will keep working with US, China, like-minded countries like India while speaking about Australia’s 2020 Defence Strategic Update.

She also warned of a “more unstable, more dangerous” post-Covid world.

“We face a post-Covid-19 world that is more unstable, more dangerous, and more vulnerable to the impacts of technological and economic disruption,” she said.

Reynolds was speaking about Australia’s 2020 Defence Strategic Update, which was unveiled by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 1 June.

Read her full speech here: