The Australian Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says the government’s new National Defence Strategy is both “depressing and comic”.
Mr Sheridan described it as “recurrent and ridiculous”.
“The government says it’s going to increase capital defence expenditure by a huge figure – $53 billion to $63 billion over the next ten years,” he told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
‘Depressing and comic’: Greg Sheridan on National Defence Strategy
“Over the next four years, the increase is only $5.7 billion.
“That means 90 per cent or more than 90 per cent of the increase its announced is beyond the forward estimates.
“That means the Albanese government will significantly increase defence expenditure for the first time in its third or fourth term.
“That is just ridiculous.”
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