Tony Abbott's most expensive three-word slogan: '2 per cent' of GDP on defence

Andrew Carr; Peter Dean

Tony Abbott's most expensive three-word slogan: '2 per cent' of GDP on defence

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Abstract

Under the Abbott government, the Defence Department was the focus of two "three-word slogans". The first was helping Immigration to "stop the boats". The second was a promise to put defence spending at "2 per cent" of GDP. While "stop the boats" garnered the lion's share of government and media attention, the pledge for 2 per cent GDP is far more significant for defence and deserves much greater scrutiny

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Canberra Times
Publication status	Published - 2015

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