FILE PHOTO: Soldiers from the Australian Army's 3rd Brigade step into the ocean during an amphibious assault landing on Langham Beach during the Talisman Saber joint military exercises between Australia and the United States in Queensland, northeast Australia, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed
CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australia will spend A$747 million ($580 million) to upgrade four northern military bases and expand war games with the United States, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
In an announcement that comes amid an increasingly bitter diplomatic and trade spat with China, Morrison said Australia must expand its military assets in the Northern Territory to be able respond to unspecified tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.
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