Defence spending unaffected by Covid

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By Marus Hellyer*

The big question heading into the defence strategic update that Prime Minister Scott Morrison launched yesterday was what impact the Covid-19 crisis would have on the defence budget. The answer is none whatsoever. Ministers had said that despite the crisis, the government was committed to the funding model set out  in 2016 defence white paper. The government has now put that down on paper.

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