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White House pressures Australia to boost defence spending

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The White House has delivered a veiled warning to the Australian Government to increase defence spending as a proportion of GDP, in the wake of NATO's commitments to boost support. It comes after Spain broke with the NATO position and is now facing the threat of increased US tariffs.
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