MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian military will begin recruiting some noncitizens in a bid to boost troop numbers, the government said Tuesday.
Only people from other members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing partnership who hold Australian permanent residency will be eligible.
The move is part of a push to build a military that can resist foreign coercion through blocked trade routes in the future, Defense Minister Richard Marles said.
Marles, who is also deputy prime minister, said the change was a major step toward addressing a 4,400-person shortfall in the Australian…
