Australia must stop huge increases in defence spending for war preparationmust stop
Public expenditure must instead address the climate emergency and other urgent social needs. There is no evidence that China presents a military threat to Australia. Continued trade and pursuit of mutually beneficial relations in our region offers our best security.
Wednesday’s announcement by Defence Minister Richard Marles of a $50 billion boost over a decade to defence spending for a future war, is not what our country needs. This represents an increase up to 2.4% of GDP by 2030.
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