Laura Tingle:
"Gina Rinehart says (the Defence budget) should actually be 5% of GDP. Why not? Well, we don't have the money is why not. The conversation about increasing defence spending is taking place in the general la-la land..."
#AusVotes25 #auspol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-26/defence-funding-promises-coalition-aukus-navy/105213426?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
"Gina Rinehart says (the Defence budget) should actually be 5% of GDP. Why not? Well, we don't have the money is why not. The conversation about increasing defence spending is taking place in the general la-la land..."
#AusVotes25 #auspol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-26/defence-funding-promises-coalition-aukus-navy/105213426?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
Comments
(just like the Confederate militias in 1861)
*Think of a figure, then work backwards to see what you can spend it on.*