PM brushes off US request to increase defence spending — as it happened
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‘That Adds up to 2.3 Percent’: Albanese Resists US Request to Boost Defence Spending
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is continuing to reiterate that Australia will make its own decisions on defence spending amid a call to arms from the United States. This comes after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Australia to lift its defence investment to 3.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) as soon as possible during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. When asked about the request from the United States, Albanese indicated…
'We will determine our defence budget': PM defies US calls to increase defence spending
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has resisted calls made by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth in Singapore to boost Australia's defence spending, ahead of his highly anticipated first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump later this month. It comes amid backlash against the US doubling tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
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