PM stares down US defence spending demand

Anthony Albanese says he won't be dictated to on defence spending, after the United States demanded Australia do more to support the US in the Indo-Pacific. The US administration has called on Australia to lift its defence spending to almost $100 billion a year "as soon as possible"

And the PM has been in South Australia touring farms affected by the drought. He says his Government is doing all it can to help farmers deal with the impacts of climate change, but the latest official quarterly data shows Australia's greenhouse gas reduction performance has tanked.

Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber  break it all down on Politics Now.

Read PK's piece here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-02/lessons-keep-coming-for-liberals/105362148

Read Jacob's piece here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-01/emissions-australia-coalition-climate-energy-woodside/105354838

Read Annabel's piece here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-28/labor-refugees-coalition-climate-splits-structural-issues/105341780

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