The right-wing Donald Trump United States administration has demanded that Australia increase its military spending from 2% of GDP (about $56 billion a year) to 3% ($84 billion) and the major parties have been, predictably, quick to obey.

Socialist Alliance calls instead for a 50% cut in military expenditure and to use the $28 billion instead to address the urgent housing, cost-of-living and climate crises.

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