Defence spending reached ‘lowest level since World War Two’ during last Labor govt

Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume says defence spending reached its “lowest level since World War Two” the last time Labor was in office. The incoming Trump Administration is expected to ask allies to increase their military spending to at least three per cent of their GDP. “Last time Labor were in government, our defence spending reached its lowest level since World War Two,” Ms Hume told Sky News Australia. “It took a Coalition government to bring our defence investment back up to that two per cent of GDP.”