“... when we compare the Howard years with the Rudd-Gillard years, both — all governments spent 1.7 per cent to 1.8 per cent of GDP [on defence] on average.”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Fair call
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr O'Connor's claim is a fair call. Fact Check extracted defence spending figures from the Defence Portfolio Estimates Statements and Defence Annual Reports. The figures showed the Howard government spent an annual aver…