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Reuters on MSN · 4d

US asks Australia to increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDP

Australia's prime minister said on Monday his government would decide its defence capability needs before announcing defence spending, after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Australia to lift its defence budget to 3.

Defense News on MSN · 3d

Australia should surge defense spending to 3.5% of GDP, Pentagon says

"The decisions that we make around defense spending are going to be driven by Australia's national interest," said Defense Minister Richard Marles.

Bloomberg on MSN · 4d

US Calls on Australia to Boost Defense Spending to 3.5% of GDP

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has asked Australia to dramatically raise its military spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product “as soon as possible,” according to an official readout of his meeting with Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles.

Rajnath Singh Highlights Stronger India-Australia Defence Ties Amid Pakistan Border Tensions

India and Australia reaffirmed their strong defence partnership and commitment to combating terrorism during a high-level ...

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‘We stand with Australia’: PNG drives defence pact amid China push

Papua New Guinea’s push for a defence treaty with Canberra sends a message to all competing interests in the region that the ...

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Trump advisor encourages Australia to further invest in defence to show US it takes threats to national security 'seriously'

A senior advisor to President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Australia over its defence spending, suggesting it needed ...

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Australia's defence minister urges greater military openness from China

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Saturday urged greater transparency from China over its military modernisation ...

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Australian defence minister Marles lays wreath at National War Memorial

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles commenced his Indo-Pacific tour by paying tribute to India's fallen heroes at ...

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Australia says China anxiety, geography driving closer Indonesia ties

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that security anxiety over China was partly driving deepening ties ...

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Australia’s defence decline is ‘on Labor’s watch’

Nationals MP Michael McCormack claims Labor should “work towards” spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence, which the US has ...

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Risk of new nuclear proliferation cycle, Australia's defence minister warns

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles will on Saturday highlight the risk of a new cycle of nuclear proliferation in ...

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