Labor committed to ‘significant uplift' in defence spending
Trade Minister Don Farrell says the Albanese government is committed to a "significant uplift" in defence spending amid calls from US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urging Australia to increase spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP.
"We [Labor] are committed to the defence of this country, we are committed to a significant uplift in the amount of [defence] spending," Mr Farrell told Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.
"We're focused on what Australia needs to do, and we'll make our decision on what is in our national interest."
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