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Hegseth’s Shangri-La: US allies – friends but freeloaders

Hegseth’s Shangri-La: US allies – friends but freeloaders

by Graeme Dobell | Jun 1, 2026 | Defence Budget, Featured, Indo Pacific, Policy

Australia has just been touched by an old alliance habit—the kick from Washington for being a military freeloader.  The free rider whack was one of only two references to Australia made by the US Secretary for War, Pete Hegseth, on stage at Singapore’s Shangri-La...

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