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Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check6 Sep 2023Australia Politics and government

Peter Dutton, Opposition Leader

“In the latest budget the government cut $1.5 billion from defence.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Misleading

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Dutton's claim is misleading. Defence budget statements show that Labor plans to spend $1,463.7 million less on the Department of Defence than what the former Coalition government planned to spend over the same three…

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check28 Sep 2022Australia Politics and government

Peter Dutton, Opposition Leader

“When we were in government, we had a record spending on defence. Under Labor it had been down to the lowest level since 1938 ...”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Incorrect

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Dutton is incorrect. When measured as a share of GDP, defence spending under Labor fell to 1.52 per cent, which is the lowest since 1938-39 when it was 1.5 per cent. But the high point of spending under the previous …

Checked by AAP FactCheck24 Jan 2020Australia Politics and government

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton