Section
Security & Defence
AUKUS, counter-terror, Digital ID, online safety.
Security & Defence
$604M post-Bondi — the security spend nobody headlined
Counter-terror, hate speech, extremism response. $46.7M Jewish community security + $36.1M hate-crime law reform.
WTFBudget Editorial
Security & Defence
$654M Digital ID + $70M AI — surveillance or convenience?
Opt-in, one-way verify architecture. Real concern: identity provider concentration, not surveillance.
WTFBudget Editorial
Security & Defence
$130B on subs? Yes — over 30 YEARS, not this year
AUKUS $130B and surface fleet $77B are LIFETIME costs. 2026-27 defence: ~$56B (~2.1% of GDP).
WTFBudget Editorial