Australian Politics

In short:

Australian industry would receive $4 billion to manufacture drones and missiles under a new Greens party policy.

Funding for the "self-defence" weapons would come from scrapping billions of dollars in American contracts, including M1A2 tanks, Black Hawks and AUKUS submarines.

What's next?

Greens Senator David Shoebridge says his party's policy is only a "beginning", acknowledging more would need to be done to protect the continent.