Kennedy MP Bob Katter has caught by his name for younger Australians to be armed and skilled to battle underneath a brand new nationwide defence initiative.
Talking on Right this moment, Mr Katter stated with out mass coaching of residents, Ukraine can be "subjugated and underneath the management of Russia".
Ukraine re-introduced conscription in 2014 following Russia's preliminary invasion, however previous to the 2022 invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had introduced a plan to finish it by 2024.
"Why have not the Russians been capable of conquer them?" Mr Katter stated.
"As a result of in all of these northern, European international locations, there's a proliferation of firearms, and lots of of these international locations have obligatory army coaching."
He listed Israel as one other instance, citing its army victories towards bigger neighbours.
"Once you tackle that little nation, you take on a standing military of 5 million individuals," he stated.
Mr Katter additionally stated that nationwide service can be good for individuals.
"It offers you self respect, it offers you confidence, it fills you with a way of duty," he stated.
He stated younger Australians would really feel higher figuring out they may assist defend the nation.
"A missile fortress wall, my pal, and behind that, a guerrilla military of 5 million individuals," he stated.
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Nonetheless, Labor president and former federal treasurer Wayne Swan argued towards the notion.
"We have world-leading gun management measures on this nation," he stated.
"If he needs to mount an argument about defending out nation, it is not about arming our children.
"It is about making ourselves stronger throughout the board, together with investing in defence."