In the event of a major crisis or conflict in the region, Australia would not presently be able to defend itself for a ...

But it’s also true Australia’s defence budget must match the aspirations and requirements set out in its 2024 National Defence Strategy. This is necessary for our defence posture to be credible.

China’s $483 billion defence budget is 10 times more than Australia, as it supercharges its navy to become the biggest in the world including new destroyers, frigates, corvettes and amphibious ...

Sky News host James Morrow discusses Australia’s “anaemic” defence as the US calls for more spending. “The big elephant in the room of course was the US and the potential meeting between ...

Australia is willing to boost its military spending in response to a request from the United States. However, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles told Sky News any new funding would be targeted ...

Picture: DoD/U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza “We’ve engaged in the biggest peacetime increase in defence spending in Australia’s history. That’s the fact of the matter.

The comments come as US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called on Australia to uplift its spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP, with levels currently set to increase to 2.33 per cent by 2033-34.

The verdict Mr Dutton is incorrect. When measured as a share of GDP, defence spending under Labor fell to 1.52 per cent, which is the lowest since 1938-39 when it was 1.5 per cent.

During a meeting with Defence Minister Richard Marles in Singapore, Hegseth said Australia's military spending should be at least 2.5 per cent of GDP as the risk of a conflict on its north border ...

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