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Plan to boost defence force numbers with foreign nationals

Published 4 June 2024, 8:51 am
Foreign nationals who are permanent residents will be able to serve in the Australian Defence Force, in an effort to address a recruitment shortfall. But the government has been forced to clarify from where people could be enlisted after saying it will initially be open to 'like-minded' nations, then any other countries.
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