'Australia must build a missile defence shield'

By David Wroe
Updated April 27 2017 - 8:13am, first published 8:05am

Rising tensions with North Korea underscore the need for Australia to "get much more serious" about amassing a missile defence system that could protect overseas forces and ultimately the mainland, a former national security adviser says.

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