As Indo-Pacific geopolitical dynamics intensify, Canberra’s response to increased U.S. demands offers a critical lesson in ...

The Albanese government’s current spending plan is expected to reach ... This piece is part of a series on the future of defence in Australia. Read the other stories here.

Australia to Speed up $1 Billion in Defence Spending in Budget, Says Defence Minister By Kirsty Needham AVALON (Reuters) -Australia will bring forward A$1 billion in defence spending in Tuesday's ...

Labor's spending is estimated to be $79.1 billion by 2029-30, making up 2.26 per cent of GDP. Australia's current defence spending is roughly 2 per cent of GDP — or $56 billion — in 2024-25.

He said current spending levels will leave Australia’s military “more fragile and weaker”, especially as much of the spending is on major projects such as the acquisition of nuclear-powered ...

But for the record, the government has pledged to raise defence spending to 2.4 per cent, and at the last election, the Liberal Party said it would go to 3 per cent within a decade. Given that current ...

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has urged Australia to lift defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP while participating in the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Both Labor and the Coalition are considering an increase to defence spending ahead of ... The Albanese government’s current spending plan is expected to reach 2.33% of GDP by 2034.

Australia will bring forward A$1 billion in defence spending in Tuesday's federal budget to boost its military capability, including guided weapons manufacture, an AUKUS submarine base and a ...

Defence minister Richard Marles states that the funds will support guided weapons manufacturing, an AUKUS submarine base, and a frigate programme. Australian defence minister Richard Marles said ...

Mon, March 24, 2025 Published on Mar. 24, 2025 Published on 2025-03-24T09:29:43+07:00 ustralia will bring forward A$1 billion in defence spending to boost its military capability, including guided ...

AVALON – Australia will bring forward A$1 billion (S$840 million) in defence spending in the federal budget on March 25 to boost its military capability, including guided weapons manufacture ...