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An implication the US wants us to spend more on defence. Jacinda Ardern and Joe Biden put out a joint statement after their meeting this morning... saying security and defence would become an ever more important focus of the partnership. Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp told Heather du Plessis-Allan the last big defence expenditures were by former Defence Minister Ron Mark a few years ago. He says things have been slowly sliding backwards since then. “There needs to be a bit more of a step up here, and I think the Prime Minister is sort of acknowledging that we need to do that but it will need more than words, it will need some action.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.