Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne. In the defence white paper today, you outlined a massive increase in expenditure: an extra $30 billion on Defence over the next 10 years. However, nowhere in the defence white paper does it detail any formal increase in the overall threat level to Australia. Can you confirm there has been no change in the threat level and, if so, how does this justify the massive increase in Defence spending?