Albanese government committed to increasing defence spending

Albanese government committed to increasing defence spending

Defence Minister Richard Marles has dedicated to growing defence spending, saying it could happen over the following decade however he didn’t quantify by how a lot.

The announcement comes off the heels of a defence evaluation by which six initiatives have been cancelled, six delayed and 21 rescoped.

The defence evaluation’s report additionally indicated $42 billion of introduced defence spending from the Coalition authorities was not budgeted for.

Source: www.news.com.au