Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I can say modestly that I do know something about Defence matters. What we do know is your appalling legacy during the time that you were in government. We have stopped the Defence cuts and have increased spending on Defence. Your period in government was one of the poorest for spending in Defence. Under Labor Defence spending as a share of GDP dropped to 1.56 per cent in the 2012-13 budget—which is the lowest since 1938. In 2012-13 Labor's 10.5 per cent cut to Defence was the largest single cut since the Korean war. Immediately following on your 2009 white paper, Labor cut or deferred $16 billion from the defence budget out to 2016-17. (Time expired)