Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe strike military deal

By David Wroe
Updated May 24 2015 - 1:19am, first published 12:15am
Japanese destroyers docked in Melbourne. Photo: Paul Harris
Japanese destroyers docked in Melbourne. Photo: Paul Harris

Australia hopes to ink a deal with Japan this year that would smooth the passage of military personnel into one another's country for joint exercises in a further tightening of strategic bonds amid concern about Chinese ambition in the region.

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