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Sky News AU
4 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Indo-Pacific allies trying to ‘catch up' with China in arms race
USSC Foreign Policy & Defence Director Professor Peter Dean says China is the 'one country' in the Indo-Pacific region currently engaging in an arms race. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected America's push for Australia to raise its defence spending. 'The rest of us are all attempting to catch up or keep up with some measure of increased capability to offset the massive expansion of Chinese military capabilities,' Mr Dean said.
Sky News AU
4 days ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
General consensus that government is not ‘spending enough' on defence
USSC Foreign Policy & Defence Director Professor Peter Dean says the general consensus among the strategic policy community is that the Albanese government is not 'spending enough money' on defence. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected America's push for Australia to raise its defence spending. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing the Australian federal government to increase spending on defence to 3.5 per cent of GDP.
Sky News AU
4 days ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
Trump administration urges allies to ‘spend more money' on defence
USSC Foreign Policy & Defence Director Professor Peter Dean discusses the Trump administration's view that its allies should 'spend more money' on defence. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected America's push for Australia to raise its defence spending. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing the Australian federal government to increase spending on defence to 3.5 per cent of GDP.
