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    Dutton refuses to specify what Coalition’s $21bn of pledged defence spending would be used on



    Opposition leader insists costings will be released prior to the election as Andrew Hastie says ‘America-first’ US means Australia’s defence must be prioritisedElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has refused to specify where an additional $21bn in pledged defence spending would be allocated, nor where the money would come from, committing only to releasing the Coalition’s costings before the 3 May election.After announcing the Coalition’s policy to spend an additional $21bn over five years, lifting defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, Dutton was questioned over where the money would come from and what specific capabilities it would be directed to. Continue reading…



    Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/23/dutton-refuses-to-specify-what-coalitions-21bn-of-pledged-defence-spending-would-be-used-on

    Author : Ben Doherty

    Publish date : 2025-04-23 04:47:00

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