‘Stronger together': Sebastian Gorka urges Australia to ‘commit' further to defence
Trump's counter-terrorism chief Sebastian Gorka has urged the Albanese government to further 'commit' to its defence budget so that Australia and the United States can be 'stronger together'.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will not accept the US' request to raise defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP and will stand by Labor's existing policy of increasing defence funding.
Under the government's projections, defence spending is forecast to reach 2.33 per cent of GDP by 2033–34, up from about 2.05 per cent in 2025-26.
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