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Australia needs bold ideas on defence. The Coalition’s increased spending plan falls disappointingly short

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par Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University

Just as voting has begun in this year’s federal election, the Coalition has released its long-awaited defence policy platform. The main focus, as expected, is a boost in defence spending to 3% of Australia’s GDP within the next decade.

If elected, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government will spend A$21 billion over the next five years to bring defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. It would aim to reach 3% five years after that.

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