We’re spending about $56 billion a year on defence and that’s going to rise sharply,no matter who’s in power. Does anyone really think this won’t lead to income tax hikes?
Australia’s richest person has called for a gargantuan rise in defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP at a sunset vigil before Anzac Day.
The Coalition will promise to significantly outspend Labor by increasing defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product by 2030.
Since he entered parliament a decade ago,Andrew Hastie has been spoken about as a potential Liberal leader but has been strangely absent from the campaign.
Army. Air force. Navy … AUKUS? The nuclear submarine program could soon cost as much as,or more than,other branches of our military,experts say.
Australia confronts the greatest ever threats to its security,yet our bloated defence aristocracy is intellectually stunted. We need urgent action – and that includes a debate on the introduction of national service.
Jim Chalmers will present his fourth budget on Tuesday night. Here’s what we already know will be in the pre-election fiscal blueprint.
The shared strategic interests between Australia and the US are more aligned now than at any time since World War II. Catastrophising every US move only casts doubt on our own reliability as an ally.
Europe’s largest producer of munitions says it’s set to profit from the region’s rising military spending as Donald Trump shifts the US away from its support of Europe.
Opposition finance spokeswoman Jane Hume said it was important to meet “the expectations of our strategic partners”,flagging a major rise in defence spending if Peter Dutton wins power.