A military assets placement review will align the nation even more closely with the US in any future conflict with China. The Defence Force Posture Review is the first of its kind in more than 25 years and will move Australia on from WWII-era Brisbane line thinking that treated Townsville, Cairns, Perth and Darwin as 'secondary defence areas'.
Of course, we need to remain strong enough for Australia to have confidence that sticking their necks out to the north and west won't get them chopped up by the Chinese if we don't stand with the Australians if the balloon goes up.