We’re paying just $533 per person on defence while the rest of the world spends $829, meaning we’re 36% behind our peers—yet the politicians keep telling us we can’t afford another nickel. They want us to settle for scraping by when our security is on the line, but we’re demanding at least $800 per person so we’re not left wide open compared to everyone else.
The numbers behind the demand
Previous
$533 / person
Per-person spend when demanded
Right now
$853 / person
Current per-person spend
— delivered
What voters want
$800 / person
Target per-person spend
🎉 Delivered on June 15, 2023 via the budget that passed.
Next election on 23 December 2024 (in 3 days).
Pledges (1)
Revolutionary Socialist Union
pledged June 15, 2023
Delivered
“Although it is not our top priority, maintaining national security is important to a lesser extent, so a promise has been made”