<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3072351457465524" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3072351457465524" data-ad-slot="8061906198" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script>Albanese Stands Firm: Why Australia Won’t Bow to U.S. Defence Demands

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Albanese Stands Firm: Why Australia Won’t Bow to U.S. Defence Demands

In the glitzy halls of Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threw down a gauntlet: Australia must pump billions of extra dollars a year into defence – 3.5% of GDP – to counter … Continue reading