Coalition reveals extra $21 billion defence spending boost

Coalition reveals extra $21 billion defence spending boost

The Coalition has unveiled its mammoth defence spending boost with just 10 days to go until Australians hit the polls.

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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 podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with some of our top overnight stories before I hand the news baton to Krishani Dhanji.Peter Dutton has blamed poor polling during the election campaign on Labor attack ads rather than his own performance, including two mistakes and dit…

Coalition pledges to increase Australia’s defence spend to 3 per cent of GDP

The Opposition leader has cited the rise of authoritarianism and conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine as reasons for his increase in defence spending.

Bold pledge for Australia’s defence

The Coalition has vowed to dramatically increase defence spending if elected next month, as war rages in Europe and the Middle East.