Australia election 2025 live: Peter Dutton pledges big boost to defence; Labor claims Coalition election cash splash over $50bn
An extra $21bn on the military would take spend to 2.5% of GDP. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastABC News Breakfast host James Glenday asks Marles about the latest reports of US defence secretary Pete Hegseth sharing sensitive military information with his wife, brother and personal lawyer on an unclassified messaging system.Does Marles worry about the information he shares with Hegseth? Marles says:I don’t and obviously I’m not going to comment on the reports in the United States. But we have a very close relationship with the United States when it comes to defence. It is deep. It is organic and it is trusted.I just don’t think you can trust the Liberals when it comes to anything they say in respect of defence.There are some reports that the 2.5% is a target, there’s no explanation of how they’re paying for this, where the money’s coming from, or really is there an explanation of where the money is being spent on? Continue reading...
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An extra $21bn on the military would take spend to 2.5% of GDP. Follow today’s news live
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ABC News Breakfast host James Glenday asks Marles about the latest reports of US defence secretary Pete Hegseth sharing sensitive military information with his wife, brother and personal lawyer on an unclassified messaging system.
Does Marles worry about the information he shares with Hegseth? Marles says:
I don’t and obviously I’m not going to comment on the reports in the United States. But we have a very close relationship with the United States when it comes to defence. It is deep. It is organic and it is trusted.
I just don’t think you can trust the Liberals when it comes to anything they say in respect of defence.
There are some reports that the 2.5% is a target, there’s no explanation of how they’re paying for this, where the money’s coming from, or really is there an explanation of where the money is being spent on? Continue reading...
