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Mr Marles said: "The Australian Government has chosen to grow the Australian Defence Force because it is
to meet the nation's
challenges through the next
and beyond." The Defence Ministry said: "We're being
in order to grow the ADF. Recruiting from a
pool of people will help ensure [the ADF] reflects the
diversity of Australia." The
Foreign Minister disagreed with the
. He said it showed the government's
. He said: "We should be seeing more Australians with the
to sign up."