Indonesia’s defence budget for 2026 is 187.1 trillion rupiah (A$17 billion). This is a small increase from last year’s budget but still low compared with GDP and global standards. A significant portion of the budget …
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We can almost get there using available data, and with a bit of determined accountancy we could probably get the whole way. An examination of budget papers can largely explain the 14 September statement by …
The current debate on Defence funding, sparked by our 29 May report The Cost of Defence: ASPI Defence budget brief 2025–2026, and a subsequent US request for Australia to spend more, has swung between a …
ASPI’s Cost of Defence 2025–26, published yesterday, revealed that Australia risked trailing its peers in the region, Five Eyes and Europe unless the government promptly found additional money for defence. It acknowledged that the government …
Australia’s strategic environment is more threatening than it has been since World War II. Despite public recognition of heightened threats and a declaration of ambitious strategic goals, the government’s defence funding and preparedness efforts fall …