Australia is spending more on defence – but without money going to AI, cybersecurity and space technology our military risks being stuck in the past.

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 has announced a defence budget of AUD62.7 billion (USD40 billion) for 2025–26, marking a nominal increase of 5% ...

AVALON (Reuters) -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 ...

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 ...

Government sources say it would accelerate the current spending ... The focus on defence follows a call out from the Trump administration for Australia to boost spending.

Hastie would not be drawn on internal deliberations but said a Dutton government would increase defence spending above current levels to meet the challenging strategic circumstances Australia faced.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...