{"id":19774,"date":"2026-04-30T03:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/hegseth-notes-australias-defence-spending-hike-says-theres-more-to-do\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T03:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:36:45","slug":"hegseth-notes-australias-defence-spending-hike-says-theres-more-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/hegseth-notes-australias-defence-spending-hike-says-theres-more-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth notes Australia\u2019s defence spending hike, says there\u2019s more to do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\" readability=\"4.225\">\n<div readability=\"5.2\">\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-04-30T11:47:34+10:00\">April 30, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 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in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>He also confirmed the cost of the US military campaign in Iran was at least $US25 billion ($35 billion), while lashing out at Democrats for labelling the two-month-old war a &ldquo;quagmire&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/55df885788857b99040adb145f835c01b545cd71, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/55df885788857b99040adb145f835c01b545cd71 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/55df885788857b99040adb145f835c01b545cd71, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/55df885788857b99040adb145f835c01b545cd71 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at a congressional hearing on Wednesday (US time).\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.378,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/55df885788857b99040adb145f835c01b545cd71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/55df885788857b99040adb145f835c01b545cd71, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/55df885788857b99040adb145f835c01b545cd71 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at a congressional hearing on Wednesday (US time).<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a formal statement to Congress, Hegseth reiterated that the Trump administration was prioritising burden sharing in the Indo-Pacific and praised South Korea as a model ally. Seoul has announced it will raise defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Japan, too, &ldquo;clearly recognises the threat environment confronting all of us, and has signalled that it will raise defence spending and align investments accordingly&rdquo;, Hegseth said in the statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"26\">\n<p>&ldquo;Australia likewise understands the need to increase defence spending and Canberra has taken another step with the release of its latest National Defence Strategy,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We look forward to building on that progress with our Australian allies to be able to do more in the alliance together, move full steam ahead on AUKUS and build capability to promote meaningful deterrence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those remarks were reiterated by the Pentagon&rsquo;s head of policy, Elbridge Colby, who said on social media: &ldquo;In sum, Americans want partners &ndash; not dependencies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Hegseth&rsquo;s defence posture statement went on to name Israel, South Korea, Poland, Finland and the Baltic States as model US allies who had stepped up and would receive &ldquo;special favour&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"19.060194174757\">\n<p>&ldquo;Allies that do not [step up] &ndash; allies that still fail to do their part for collective defence &ndash; will face consequences,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.38215518518518515%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_48%2C$y_11\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3ececc313f5c0d75653b0acabac8c2f09d8d0522, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.38215518518518515%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_48%2C$y_11\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3ececc313f5c0d75653b0acabac8c2f09d8d0522 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.38215518518518515%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_48%2C$y_11\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3ececc313f5c0d75653b0acabac8c2f09d8d0522, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.38215518518518515%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_48%2C$y_11\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3ececc313f5c0d75653b0acabac8c2f09d8d0522 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Queen Camilla lays flowers at the 9\/11 memorial.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.38215518518518515,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_48,%24y_11\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/3ececc313f5c0d75653b0acabac8c2f09d8d0522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.38215518518518515%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_48%2C$y_11\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3ececc313f5c0d75653b0acabac8c2f09d8d0522, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.38215518518518515%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_48%2C$y_11\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3ececc313f5c0d75653b0acabac8c2f09d8d0522 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump likes helping countries that help themselves. That&rsquo;s the nature of partnerships rather than dependencies. It&rsquo;s what we owe our friends &ndash; and most importantly &ndash; the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in April, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled plans for Australia to spend 3 per cent of its gross domestic product on defence by 2033, using a broader formula that also counts spending on military pensions and additional infrastructure. The current figure is about 2 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has previously pressed Australia to increase that figure to 3.5 per cent, which it considers the new global standard after securing a commitment from NATO allies to reach that level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"22\">\n<p>Trump himself did not engage with questions about Australia&rsquo;s announced increase in defence spending when asked recently, instead focusing on his claim that Canberra and others had not helped him in Iran.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5b872a7e8b0f4c5df694c80904ea616fa25da6ad, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5b872a7e8b0f4c5df694c80904ea616fa25da6ad 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5b872a7e8b0f4c5df694c80904ea616fa25da6ad, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5b872a7e8b0f4c5df694c80904ea616fa25da6ad 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump at the White House in October.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.126,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/5b872a7e8b0f4c5df694c80904ea616fa25da6ad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5b872a7e8b0f4c5df694c80904ea616fa25da6ad, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5b872a7e8b0f4c5df694c80904ea616fa25da6ad 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump at the White House in October.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Albanese has long argued his government&rsquo;s approach to defence spending is about funding what is required for Australia&rsquo;s own defence needs.<\/p>\n<p>At an at-times fiery hearing with lawmakers on Wednesday (US time), Hegseth and Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst revealed for the first time that the cost of Operation Epic Fury &ndash; the US military campaign in Iran &ndash; was $US25 billion, mostly on munitions.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth did not answer clearly when asked whether that figure included the cost of replacing spent munitions in 2026 dollars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"12.504440497336\">\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7592%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_1%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d575dc53ee468987f6b8dc6230e1659049d18be7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7592%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_1%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d575dc53ee468987f6b8dc6230e1659049d18be7 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7592%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_1%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d575dc53ee468987f6b8dc6230e1659049d18be7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7592%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_1%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d575dc53ee468987f6b8dc6230e1659049d18be7 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump, with Vice President JD Vance, said he was not happy with the latest Iranian offer on ending the war.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.7592,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_1,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/d575dc53ee468987f6b8dc6230e1659049d18be7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7592%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_1%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d575dc53ee468987f6b8dc6230e1659049d18be7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7592%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_1%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d575dc53ee468987f6b8dc6230e1659049d18be7 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He became agitated after Democratic congressman John Garamendi called the Iran war a &ldquo;quagmire&rdquo; that would gravely injure America&rsquo;s standing in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You should know better, shame on you,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;Calling this a quagmire two months in &hellip; handing propaganda to our enemies. 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