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Defence boost, tariff pause, Parker retirement, Little for mayor

ANALYSIS: Despite Donald Trump’s pause, tariffs are still going up.

WATCH: NBR political editor Brent Edwards speaks with Grant Walker.

Brent Edwards Sat, 12 Apr 2025

This week, the coalition Government announced a big spend-up on the Defence Force.

It will spend $12 billion over the next four years, a boost of $9b. Most of the money will be spent on new military hardware to sharpen the Defence Force’s warfighting ability.

It comes after years of minimal

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