Dutton promises Coalition would increase defence spending to 3% of GDP ‘within a decade’
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will promise a Coalition government would boost Australia’s spending on defence to 2.5% of GDP within five years and 3% within a decade.
Launching the Coalition’s long-awaited defence policy on Wednesday in Western Australia, Dutton will commit to investing more than $21 billion to take spending to 2.5%.
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