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Previous Ministers' Releases and Speeches 1998

• Australia Supports Military Action Against Iraq
  MIN 251/98, Thursday 17 December 1998.

• The ‘Westralia’ Inquiry Report
  MIN 250/98, Thursday 17 December 1998.

• Special Purpose Government Aircraft Decision
  MIN 245/98, Wednesday 16 December 1998.

• Minister Announces Defence Upgrade
  MIN 244/98, Wednesday 16 December 1998.

• Minister Awards Pioneer in Computer Security
  MIN 240/98, Thursday 10 December 1998.

• Presentation of the Minister’s Award For Achievement in DSTO
  Thursday, 10 December 1998.

• Minister Welcomes New Responsibilities
  MIN 235/98, 4 December 1998.

• RAAF Recovers Remains of Wirraway Pilot and Observer in PNG
  MIN 000/98, Wednesday 2 December 1998.

• Statement by the Australian Minister for Defence
  MIN 230/98, Tuesday 1 December 1998.

• Minister Concludes Australia-Indonesia Defence Talks
  MIN 228/98, Friday 27 November 1998.

• Defence Minister to Visit Indonesia
  MIN 224/98, Thursday 26 November 1998.

• Upgrade for Australia’s Navy Frigates
  MIN 219/98, Friday 13 November 1998.

• $74 Million Upgrade For RAAF Base Amberley
  MIN 218/98, Thursday 12 November 1998.

• Defence Relationship with Indonesia Unchanged
  MIN 209/98, Thursday 29 October 1998.

• Exercise Pitch Black builds stronger ties with UK & Singapore
  MIN 170/98, Friday August 28, 1998.

• New Navy Equipment To Size Up Ship Signatures
  MIN 164/98, Friday August 21, 1998.

• New Research To Protect Australian Defence Force Against Biological Weapons
  Thursday, 20 August 1998, MIN 162/98.

• New Sting For Raaf F/A-18 Hornets
  Monday, 17 August 1998, MIN 160 /98.

• Plans For Salisbury's Surplus Defence Land Launched
  Friday, 14 August 1998, MIN 159/98.

• Defence Updates Export Controls
  MIN 152/98, Friday, August 7, 1998.

• Anzac Ship Upgrade Moves Forward
  MIN 149/98 Tuesday, 4 August 1998.

• Sale of ADI Limited
  Joint Media Release, 31 July 1998.

• AUSMIN 98 Enhances Defence Cooperation
  MIN 146/98, Friday, 31 July 1998.

• Public Support Increases For Australia's Defence Force
  MIN 145/98, Thursday, 30 July 1998.

• Defence Minister Impressed By Australian Efforts In PNG
  MIN 142/98, Tuesday, 28 July 1998.

• Defence Minister To Visit Vanimo
  MIN 140/98, Friday, 24 July 1998.

• Defence Minister Highlights S.A. Benefits
  Friday, 24 July, 1998.

• Contract Signed For New Orion Aircraft Flight Simulator
  MIN 139/98, Thursday, 23 July 1998.

• New Space Launch Site Boosts South Australia
  MIN 138/98, Thursday, 23 July 1998.

• HMAS Cessnock Incident
  MIN 130/98 Friday, 17 July 1998.

• Tribute To ADF Personnel For Irian Jaya Drought Relief
  MIN 125/98, Friday, July 17, 1998.

• Defence And ADI Sign Ammunition Supply Agreements
  Joint Release Friday, 10 July 1998.

• Great-Hearted Bravery Commemorated
  Monday 6 July 1998.

• France And Australia Honour World War I Sacrifice
  Joint Release Sunday 5 July 1998.

• Three Days Of Ceremonies Will Commemorate End Of WWI
  Joint Release Friday 3 July 1998.

• Defence Minister Revisits Historic Le Hamel
  MIN 118/98 Friday, 3 July 1998.

• Defence, the oceans & innovation
  Speech, 2 July 1998.

• Defence Housing Authority Turnaround
  29 June 1998.

• From houses to homes - meeting Defence's future housing needs
  Speech, 29 June 1998.

• Defence Minister Visits The United States And France
  MIN 112/98 Wednesday, 24 June 1998.

• Australian Forces Join Pacific Rim Exercise Off Hawaii
  Sunday, 21 June 1998.

• Defence Buys Two Additional Chinook Helicopters
  MIN 108/98, Friday, 19 June 1998.

• Asian Financial Crisis Underlines Value Of Defence Cooperation
  MIN, Friday 19 June 1998.

• Minister Announces New Strategic Institute
  Thursday, 18 June 1998.

• Ten Year Extension To Pine Gap Treaty
  MIN 94/98, Thursday, June 4, 1998.

• Defence Reforms Streamline Acquisition
  Wednesday, 3 June 1998.

• Defence and Industry - Strategic Policy Statement
  Tuesday, 2 June 1998.

• Opening address to the 1998 Defence Procurement conference
  Tuesday, 2 June 1998.

• Remaining Australian Defence Force Personnel To Be Withdrawn Soon From Kuwait
  Tuesday, 2 June 1998.

• 'Long-Term Defence Manufacturing Relations Of Mutual Benefit' - Defence Industry Minister Tells UK Mission
  MIN 88/98, Monday, June 1, 1998.

• Australia Suspends Defence Relationship With Pakistan
  Friday, 29 May 1998.

• Australian Defence Force Contingent Deployment To The Gulf To Continue
  MIN 73/98, Friday, 8 May 1998.

• Westralia Fire Board Of Inquiry Will Include Independent Members
  MIN 69/98, Thursday 7 May, 1998.

• Chinese Navy Goodwill Visit To Australia
  MIN 62 /98, Monday, May 4, 1998.

• Defence Minister Welcomes Corporate Aerospace Launches From Woomera
  MIN 58/98, Tuesday, April 28, 1998.

• Senior Officers Move Into Top Defence Posts
  MIN 50/98, Monday, April 6, 1998.

• Defence exports: directions and outlook
  Speech, 1 April 1998.

• Australia's Seahawk Helicopter Upgrade Contract Signed
  MIN 46/98, Tuesday, March 31, 1998.

• Tenderer Selected For Defence Digital Mapping System
  MIN 45/96, Tuesday, March 31, 1998.

• Logistics and Defence: Coping with Change (Keynote address to LOGCON '98)
  March 30, 1998.

• ANAO Report On Australia's Submarine Project
  MIN 41/98, Wednesday, March 25, 1998.

• Successful Amphibious Exercise With The United States
  MIN 35/98, Thursday, March 12, 1998.

• Successful Amphibious Exercise With The United States
  MIN 35/98, Thursday, March 12, 1998.

• Dechaineux - Fourth Collins Class submarine launched in Adelaide
  MIN 33/98 Thursday, March 12, 1998.

• Australia's Aerospace Industry
  Speech, February 26, 1998.

• Another Foreign Fishing Vessel Apprehended In Southern Ocean
  MIN 25/98, Wednesday, February 25, 1998.

• RAAF To Get New Flight Simulator For Orion Aircraft
  MIN 24/98, Monday, 23 February, 1998

• Australia-China Defence Minister's Talks
  MIN 022/98, Thursday, 19 February 1998

• New Air-To-Air Combat Missiles For Australia's F/A-18
  MIN 21/98, Thursday 19 February 1998.

• Contract Signed For Penguin Air-To-Surface Missiles
  MIN 20/98, Wednesday, 18 February, 1998.

• Aussie Truce Monitor Troops Back From Bougainville
  MIN 018/98, Monday, 16 February, 1998.

• New Hydrographic Ships To Be Based In Cairns
  MIN 17/98, Thursday, 12 February 1998.

• Opening Ceremony of Eurocopter Pacific Expo 98
  Speech, 4 February 1998.

• MEWETT v COMMONWEALTH.
  MIN 011/98, 3 February 1998.

• Airborne Early Warning And Control (AEW&C) For The Australian Defence Force
  MIN 08/98, Wednesday, 28 January 1998.

• More Madcap Claims From The Alp Federal Conference
  MIN 06/98, Tuesday, 20 January 1998.

• MUA Claims Ludicrous
  MIN 05/98, Tuesday, 20 January 1998.

• "Doing Business in Australia" Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel Speech
  MIN 04/98 19 January 1997

• Australia-Japan Defence Ministers Meeting
  MIN 04/98 8 January 1997

• Australian Defence Force To Modernise Its Communictions System
  MIN 03/98, Monday 5 January, 1998.

• Japanese Minister For Defence Visits Australia
  MIN 02/98, Monday January 5,1998.

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