Defence spending: our research shows how Australia can stop buying weapons for the wars of the past
- Written by Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University

Australia’s defence spending is on the rise. The future defence budget has already been increased to 2.4% of GDP. There is pressure from the new Trump administration in the United States to raise this further to at least 3%.
The Albanese government has brought forward A$1 billion in defence spending for the 2025 federal...