"Albanese's $1b Defence Deal with Germany Boosts Australia's Security and Trade"
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $1 billion defense deal with Germany, making it one of the largest defense sales in Australia's history. The deal involves supplying 100 Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles manufactured in Brisbane. Albanese's visit to Europe also includes meetings with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as well as leaders from New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea, to discuss manufacturing, clean energy, security in the Indo-Pacific region, and the war in Ukraine. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating criticizes NATO's plans to open a liaison office in Tokyo, arguing that Europe's militarism should not be exported to Asia.