Australia will determine defence needs before spending, says PM, responding to US call to raise budget to 3.5% GDP.

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

Australia's prime minister said on Monday his government would decide its defence capability needs before announcing defence ...

A Pentagon statement says Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth called on Australia to spend 3.5 per cent of GDP on the military.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared a strategic assessment of the country's defence capabilities before ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles says Beijing hadn’t provided any ‘strategic reassurance’ around the People’s Liberation Army’s massive expansion ...

Australia should be looking to cut “waste” in the Australian Defence Force before looking to pump more cash into it, independent senator Jacqui Lambie says.

United States Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has called on Australia to increase its military spending to 3.5 percent of ...

As the SA government prepares to hand down its last budget before a state election, it recognises a need to build a bypass to ...

“The mining industry welcomes comments by the Treasurer that the final budget outcome for 2021/22 has been significantly improved thanks to a boost in Australia’s mineral and energy commodity ...

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked security ally Australia to increase defence spending in a meeting with Defence ...

Tasmanian Treasurer Guy Barnett has handed down his first state budget. What it shows is the smallest state facing big ...