Media Releases - 2013
May
Minister for Defence – Defence Minister completes visit to New York
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Minister for Defence – Minister for Defence to visit the United States
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Minister for Defence – Media Release – Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty comes into force
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence, Sweden – Joint Communique – Submarine Technology
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Minister for Defence – Media Release – Submarine Technology
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Minister for Defence and Attorney General – Joint Media Release – Defence Abuse Response Taskforce Deadline – 31 May 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Media Release – Triton unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Minister for Defence – Budget 2013-14: Defence Capability
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Minister for Defence – Budget 2013-14: Defence Operations Funding
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Minister for Defence – Budget 2013-14: Defence Budget Overview
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – MRH90 helicopter Project of Concern progress
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – 2013 Defence White Paper: ‘Plan BEERSHEBA’ – Restructuring the Australian Army
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – 2013 Defence White Paper: Sustaining and Strengthening Strategic Reform
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel – Joint Media Release – 2013 Defence White Paper: Support to ADF Personnel
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – 2013 Defence White Paper: Regional Defence and Security Partnerships
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – 2013 Defence White Paper: The United States Alliance
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – 2013 Defence White Paper: Afghanistan
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – 2013 Defence White Paper: New vehicles for Army
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – 2013 Defence White Paper: Australian Defence Force Posture
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – 2013 Defence White Paper: Air Combat Capability
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Media Release – 2013 Defence White Paper: The Future Submarine Program
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – 2013 Defence White Paper: Capability Overview
Friday, May 3, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – Release of the 2013 Defence White Paper
Friday, May 3, 2013
Minister for Defence and Parliamentary Secretary for Defence – Defence Minister Smith attends inaugural South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Tonga
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Minister for Defence – Defence Minister Smith meets with Tongan King and Prime Minister
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
April
Minister for Defence – Anzac Defence Ministers discuss cooperation in advance of inaugural South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Minister for Defence – Minister discusses cooperation with Papua New Guinea
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Minister for Defence – Defence Minister Smith to visit New Zealand for bilateral discussions and Tonga for inaugral South Pacific Defence Minister’s Meeting
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Minister for Defence – 70th Anniversary of the cutting of Hellfire Pass
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel – Joint Media Release – United States Marine Corps Personnel arrive in Northern Australia
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Minister for Defence and Parliamentary Secretary for Defence – Joint Media Release – CIHS Norwood Navy Cadets meet with Defence leadership
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Minister for Defence and Parliamentary Secretary for Defence – Ministerial visit for Ringwood Army Reserves
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Minister for Defence, Prime Minister and Minister for Community Services – Joint Media Release – $350,000 for Salvos’ 2013 Red Shield Appeal
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Media Release – Australian financial support to the Sinai Multinational Force and Observers mission
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Minister for Defence – Defence Minister completes visit to Timor-Leste
Friday, April 5, 2013
Minister for Defence – Defence Minister to visit Timor-Leste
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Minister for Defence – Minister for Defence completes visit to Indonesia
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs – Joint Communique – 2nd Indonesia-Australia Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers 2+2 Dialogue
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Minister for Defence – Defence Minister to visit Indonesia
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Minister for Defence, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Attorney-General – Joint Media Release – Cluster Munitions
Monday, April 1, 2013
March
Minister for Defence – Australian personnel complete Timor-Leste operation
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – Special Operations Units awarded Battle Honour
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – Transition milestone in Uruzgan Province
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Minister for Defence – Meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Minister for Defence – Inaugural Australia-Vietnam Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Minister for Defence – Response to allegations of abuse in Defence
Thursday, March 14, 2013
February
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint media release – Capability update – air projects
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Minister for Defence – Australian International Airshow
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Minister for Defence – Visit to Brussels
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Minister for Defence – Visit to Landstuhl
Friday, February 22, 2013
Minister for Defence – Visit to Sweden
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Minister for Defence – Minister for Defence visit to Afghanistan
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Minister for Defence – Australia and Spain strengthen defence cooperation
Friday, February 15, 2013
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Media Release – Landing Helicopter Dock ship officially named
Friday, February 15, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Media Release – Arrival of Spanish Armada Ship Cantabria in Australia
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Senator Johnston again confirms bipartisanship on Defence Spending
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel – Joint Release – Final transition of the Defence Health Services contract
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Media Release – Air Force Hercules mark 10 years in the Middle East
Monday, February 11, 2013
Minister for Defence – Senator Johnston’s Defence Budget home truth: bipartisanship on Defence spending
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Minister for Defence – Coalition “rock solid” Defence Budget commitment: no increase!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and Minister Assisting on Queensland Floods Recovery – Defence forces praised for Queensland floods emergency efforts
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel – Joint Media Release – Defence and DVA forge closer ties to support ADF members
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel – Joint Media Release – Public consultations in Darwin on the rotational deployment of US Marines
Monday, February 4, 2013
Minister for Defence – Statement on changes to the Ministry
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Minister for Defence – Australia-Japan Defence Relationship
Friday, February 1, 2013
January
Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs – Joint Media Release – Australian assistance for Mali
Wednesday, January 30, 2013