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

“Australia's spending on defence is measured on GDP like many nations are … we are a 2 per cent, so we are quite below par,” Mr Baxter told Sky News business reporter Ed Boyd. Read More Up Next ...

Australia must lift defence spending to 3 per cent of its GDP and reprioritise buying drones and missiles over larger acquisitions to deter regional conflicts in the next decade, a former senior ...

A leading defence think tank has issued a dire warning about Australia’s ... and sustainability of the current force‑in‑being with the largest spending increases on capability ...

In brief remarks made before ... think tank published a report which claimed Australia could be left with a 'brittle and hollowed defence force' if spending is not increased. ' ...