We’re already scraping the bottom of the barrel at just $391 per person on defence, while our peers are spending $835—and that’s not some wild outlier, that’s the median. Half the world is outspending us by a mile, and now they want us to settle for $790? That’s barely half what others pay, and we wonder why our borders feel so shaky.
The numbers behind the demand
Previous
$391 / person
Per-person spend when demanded
Right now
$391 / person
Current per-person spend
— not yet delivered
What voters want
$790 / person
Target per-person spend
Next election on 2 October 2025 (in 9 months).
Pledges (0)
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No party has pledged to this demand yet.