--- title: "Leon Rebello: \"In today’s @gcbulletin I make the case for defence spending…\" | Election Computer" description: "In today’s @gcbulletin I make the case for defence spending to reach at least 3% of GDP.\n\n“Three per cent of GDP is not excessive when measured agains" url: "https://election.computer/ad/4b482e29d94edda357e3c069a537a498af4b7b96c74ecc4579ce7411fbe6e562" --- [Home](https://election.computer/) / [Ads](https://election.computer/ads) / [Leon Rebello](https://election.computer/mp/leon-rebello) **Leon Rebello** Sponsored, paid for by Leon Rebello MP In today’s @gcbulletin I make the case for defence spending to reach at least 3% of GDP. “Three per cent of GDP is not excessive when measured against the strategic challenges ahead. It is the price of taking our own security seriously. Deterrence is cheaper than conflict. Preparedness is cheaper than panic. Strength is more likely to preserve peace than weakness. Australia is worth defending. Our schools should teach that. Our national culture should believe it. And our defence budget should prove it.” ![](https://election.computer/media/4b482e29d94edda357e3c069a537a498af4b7b96c74ecc4579ce7411fbe6e562?w=480) MP, Federal # [Leon Rebello](https://election.computer/mp/leon-rebello) [Leon Rebello](https://election.computer/mp/leon-rebello), member for [McPherson](https://election.computer/seats/federal/mcpherson), [LNP](https://election.computer/party/liberal) Paid for by Leon Rebello MP Spent Under $100 Times shown 1K–2K Running since 8 Nov 2026 Still running. ## What the ad says In today’s @gcbulletin I make the case for defence spending to reach at least 3% of GDP. “Three per cent of GDP is not excessive when measured against the strategic challenges ahead. It is the price of taking our own security seriously. Deterrence is cheaper than conflict. Preparedness is cheaper than panic. Strength is more likely to preserve peace than weakness. Australia is worth defending. Our schools should teach that. Our national culture should believe it. And our defence budget should prove it.” About Defence foreign Promotes Leon Rebello, Coalition Goes after Labor See it in Meta's Ad Library - [Started 8 Nov 2026](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=1992607391755503) under $100, running ## More from Leon Rebello [All their ads](https://election.computer/mp/leon-rebello) - [![I believe Australia is the greatest country in the world, and it is worth fighting to protect what makes it special. That means standing up](https://election.computer/media/71b9a1045fdcc37558cbfe894d80e4d3fe2aef5e09e7950aa14bc76efe549e2e?w=480) $300–$399 spent Running since 2 Nov](https://election.computer/ad/71b9a1045fdcc37558cbfe894d80e4d3fe2aef5e09e7950aa14bc76efe549e2e) - [![I believe Australia is the greatest country in the world, and it is worth fighting to protect what makes it special. That means standing up](https://election.computer/media/9f8f589cc2215214757a41669e5c381233cbc199d4ab6d0723b5e56be02f6eef?w=480) $200–$299 spent Running since 2 Nov](https://election.computer/ad/9f8f589cc2215214757a41669e5c381233cbc199d4ab6d0723b5e56be02f6eef) - [![The last time interest rates were this high, Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister. Read more about our plan to fix our economy: liberal.org.au/our](https://election.computer/media/4010b44b0f963794e80f1a13410e925f148a4edbd6786a6c17abfa3a56cececc?w=480) $100–$199 spent Running since 5 Nov](https://election.computer/ad/4010b44b0f963794e80f1a13410e925f148a4edbd6786a6c17abfa3a56cececc) - [![The southern Gold coast is home to some incredible people, businesses, sporting clubs, volunteers, and community organisations. I want this](https://election.computer/media/3afc32f4a4533ba5371052584bf0190473654338b0eb7dd21ffd0f7e751c17fa?w=480) $100–$199 spent Running since 2 Nov](https://election.computer/ad/3afc32f4a4533ba5371052584bf0190473654338b0eb7dd21ffd0f7e751c17fa) --- Ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. [Search](https://election.computer/search) [Who's spending](https://election.computer/who) [Federal divisions](https://election.computer/seats/federal) [Senators](https://election.computer/mps/senate) [How this works](https://election.computer/about) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://election.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://election.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://election.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.