‘Orange man bad': Albanese refuses to lift Australia's defence spending
Sky News host Paul Murray discusses the United States calling on Australia to up its defence spending.
'The Australian defence minister met with the US defence secretary … orange man bad remember, every suggestion from him, if the prime minister says no … then it is a win,' Mr Murray said.
'Australia … is not spending as much on defence as the United States would like.'
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