US demands Australia nearly double military spending

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US demands Australia nearly double military spending #nationalsecurity #military #petehegseth Pete Hegseth has told Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles that Australia needs to lift its defence spending from $59 billion to $100 million "as soon as possible" to satisfy US demands. The US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth conveyed that Australia must do more to support the US in the Indo-Pacific on the sidelines of the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, amid growing tensions with China. It comes as President Donald Trump threatens to increase economic punishments on Australia by doubling steel and aluminium tariffs. Australia's defence spending currently sits at about 2 percent of GDP, and an immediate lift of over $40 billion extra a year would life that to 3.5 percent. Connect With news.com.au Online ► [] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow Us: Facebook ► [ Instagram ► [ Podcast ► [ TikTok ► [@news.com.au] Twitter ► [ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel For The Very Latest News From Australia And Around The World: ► [ ► [ ► [ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬