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Australia lavishes its navy with cash to fend off China; Russia advances in Ukraine

Australia’s latest government budget includes a record $36.8 billion defense budget, a 6.3% increase from the previous year.

Of that, the Royal Australian Navy will receive $7.1 billion. The Navy’s budget includes $990 million for buying new submarines as part of the Aukus security partnership with the United States and Great Britain aimed at containing…