Abstract
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and defence minister Marise Payne launched the new defence white paper in Canberra to much fanfare in front of the next generation of officers assembled at the Australian Defence Force Academy on Thursday. The event marked a commitment to raising defence expenditure to 2% of GDP within the next decade and committing hundreds of billions of dollars to building military capabilities. How did the government come to this decision and how is it justified?
Original language | English |
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Specialist publication | The Guardian |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |