Transcripts - 2011
December
Minister for Defence – Interview with Virginia Trioli, ABC News Breakfast
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Press Conference
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Suhasini Haidar, CNN IBN
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Richard Lindell, ABC24
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference – Visit to India
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, AM Agenda Sky News
Monday, December 5, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Virginia Trioli, ABC News Breakfast
Monday, December 5, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Peter Van Onselen, Sky News Australian Agenda
Sunday, December 4, 2011
November
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Press Conference
Monday, November 28, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC News 24
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Hugh Riminton, Channel 10 Meet the Press
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Jacob Greber, Bloomberg News
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Wendy Kingston, National Nine Morning News
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Fran Kelly, Radio National
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Ali More, Lateline
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference – Perth
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Speers, Sky News
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Leigh Sales, ABC 7:30 Report
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Jim Middleton, Newsline
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland, ABC News Breakfast
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Lipson, Sky News Lunchtime Agenda
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Minister for Defence – Transcript – Extracts from the Press Conference – 8TH FPDA Defence Ministers’ meeting with DR Ng Eng Hen, Dato Seri DR Ahmad Zahid Bin Hamidi, Wayne Mapp & Philip Hammond, Tuesday – 1 November 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Jim Middleton, ABC Newsline
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
October
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis ABC 24
Monday, October 31, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, PM Agenda, SKY NEWS
Monday, October 31, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference, Perth
Monday, October 31, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference with Chief of Defence General David Hurley
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, SKY News
Friday, October 28, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Geoff Hutchison ABC 720 Mornings
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC24
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Minister for Defence – Transcript – Interview with David Speers, SKY NEWS
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference with Northern Territory Chief Minister, Paul Henderson
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Julia Christensen, ABC Darwin
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop interview – Launch of the new Command and Control Centre
Friday, October 14, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Hugh Riminton, Meet the Press
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Jim Middleton, Newsline
Friday, October 7, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with George Negus, 6.30 With George Negus
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Speers, SKY News PM Agenda
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Michael Rowland, ABC News Breakfast
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Lipson, Sky News PM Agenda
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop interview, London
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop Interview, Forward Operating Base Wali, Mirabad Valley
Monday, October 3, 2011
September
Minister for Defence – Interview with Wendy Kingston, Nine News 5PM edition
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Speers, SKY News PM Agenda
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Minister for Defence – Joint Press Conference with Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop interview RAAF Base Amberley
Friday, September 23, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Ali Moore, Lateline
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis on ABC24
Friday, September 16, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Tony Eastley on ABC Radio AM
Friday, September 16, 2011
Minister for Defence – Joint press conference with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith
Friday, September 16, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Speers on SKY News, PM Agenda
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith – Transcript – Doorstop Interview Departure for the United States – 14 September 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press conference with Canada’s Minister of National Defence Peter Mackay and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith
Monday, September 12, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Barrie Cassidy, Insiders
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Lipson, SKY News AM Agenda
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
August
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Speers, Sky News, PM Agenda
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News AM Agenda
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Wendy Kingston on National Nine Morning News
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Julie Doyle on ABC 24
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky AM Agenda
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Australian soldier killed in action in Afghanistan
Monday, August 22, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Eddie McGuire, Mick Molloy & Luke Darcy, Triple M Melbourne
Friday, August 19, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Tamara Oudyn and Michael Rowland , ABC News Breakfast
Friday, August 19, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Ashleigh Gillon on Sky News Lunchtime Agenda
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Jim Middleton, Newsline, Australia Network
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence – Joint Press Conference – HMAS Choules
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference – Black Review
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
July
Minister for Defence – Meet the Press
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Craig McMurtrie, ABC AM
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Ali Moore, Lateline
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop Interview, Washington
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Minister for Defence – Question & Answer – Brookings Institute
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Keiran Gilbert, SKY News AM Agenda
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Michael Rowland, ABC24 Breakfast
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Philip Clark, ABC Radio National Breakfast
Monday, July 25, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop interview – Visit to the United States of America
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Questions and answers – Speech to ASPI
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Press Conference, Thales, Bendigo
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland, ABC 24 Breakfast
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Helen Dalley on Sky News Late Agenda
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Press Conference
Monday, July 18, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Dorothy Wickham and Koroi Hawkins, One Television, Solomon Islands
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop Interview, Solomon Islands
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Paul Kennedy and Virginia Trioli, ABC News Breakfast, ABC 24
Friday, July 8, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, Lunchtime Agenda, Sky News
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Minister for Defence and Chief of Defence Force – Operational Incident in Afghanistan
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
June
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Speers, PM Agenda, Sky News
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Fran Kelly, Breakfast, Radio National
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Leigh Sales, 7:30 Report
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Press Conference at the Defence and Industry Conference
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC24
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Samantha Armytage, Channel Seven News
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Speers, PM Agenda, Sky News
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith – Interview with Wendy Kingston, Nine News
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference, Announcement of the Force Posture Review
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Speers, PM Agenda, Sky News
Monday, June 20, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop
Monday, June 20, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Ali Moore, ABC Lateline
Monday, June 20, 2011
Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Doorstop
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, Sky News
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Interview with Barrie Cassidy, ABC Insiders
Monday, June 13, 2011
Interview with David Speers, Sky News
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Interview with Fran Kelly, Breakfast, Radio National
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Interview with Michael Rowland, ABC News Breakfast
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Interview with Jim Middleton, Newsline Australia Network
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Interview on Sunrise, Channel Seven
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Interview with Scott Bevan, on The World, ABC 24
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Doorstop Interview – Shangri La Dialogue 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Joint Press Conference
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Interview with Frank Kelly, ABC Radio National
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Interview with Kieran Gilbert, SKY News
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
May
Two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan 30 May 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Monday, May 30, 2011
Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, Lunchtime Agenda, Sky News
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Interview with Lyndall Curtis, ABC 24
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Death of SGT Brett Wood
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
HMAS Toowoomba Departure
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, Sky News
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Press Conference
Friday, May 6, 2011
Interview with Alexandra Kirk, ABC AM
Friday, May 6, 2011
Interview with Jim Middleton, Newsline, Australia Network
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference, Woomera Prohibited Area
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Fran Kelly, ABC Breakfast, Radio National
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview on 7.30 Report ABC, 2 May 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
April
Minister for Defence – Interview on Lateline, 28 April 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview – Jim Middleton, Newsline, Australia Network
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with David Speers, Sky News
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Minister for Defence – Meet the Press, Channel 10
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Doorstop – East Timor
Friday, April 15, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Naomi Woodley, Radio Australia
Friday, April 15, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Graham Richardson, Sky News
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Keiran Gilbert, Sky News
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Neil Mitchell 3AW, 12 April 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lisa Wilkinson, Channel Nine, Today Show
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National Breakfast
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference with CDF ACM Angus Houston
Monday, April 11, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop 7 April 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview on ABC 24 Breakfast
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Tony Eastley ABC AM
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith, interview with David Speers SKY News PM Agenda
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Minister for Defence – Door Stop Interview – 6 April 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare – Press Conference
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
March
Minister for Defence – Remarks on Navy personnel involved in fatal car accident
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Minister for Defence – Doorstop in Perth
Friday, March 25, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Phil Kafcaloudes, Radio Australia
Friday, March 25, 2011
Interview with Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland, ABC 24
Friday, March 25, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Jon Faine – ABC 774
Friday, March 25, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News Australia
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Lyndal Curtis, ABC 24
Monday, March 21, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Monday, March 21, 2011
Doorstop interview, Perth – Saturday
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Doorstop interview, Perth
Friday, March 18, 2011
Interview with Lyndal Curtis ABC 24
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Interview, ABC Radio National
Friday, March 11, 2011
Minister for Defence – Press Conference during London visit
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Minister for Defence – Interview ABC NEWS 24
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Interview with Chris Uhlmann, ABC TV – 7:30
Monday, March 7, 2011
Joint Press Conference: Avalon Air Show
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Interview with Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland, ABC TV
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
February
Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, Sky News
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Interview with Gillian Bradford ABC 24
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Interview with Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National Breakfast
Monday, February 21, 2011
Press Conference – Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Interview with Kieran Gilbert, AM Agenda Sky News, 16 February 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Interview with Sabra Lane, AM, ABC Radio
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Doorstop interview
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Interview with Jim Middleton, Newsline, Australia Network
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Minister for Defence – Joint Press Conference with New Zealand Minister for Defence Wayne Mapp, Wellington
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Interview with Sabra Lane, AM, ABC Radio
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Minister for Defence: Press Conference – Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Minister for Defence: Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Minister for Defence: Interview with Fran Kelly Radio National Breakfast, ABC Radio
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
MINDEF Stephen Smith joint press conference with MINDM Jason Clare in Canberra
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
January
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith – Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith – Interview with Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland, ABC 2 News Breakfast – 25 January 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith – Interview with Alexandra Kirk, ABC Radio – AM Program – 25 January 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith, Doorstop Interview Q & A, Adelaide, 19 January 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith, Doorstop Interview, Adelaide, 19 January 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Interview with Brigid Glanville, ABC24, 18 November 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Interview with Kieran Gilbert, PM Agenda, Sky, 18 January 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Press Conference: AUKMIN, Sydney, 18 January 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Interview with Julian Morrow, Radio National Breakfast, ABC, 18 Jan 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Interview with Virginia Trioli, ABC TV News Breakfast – 18 January 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Doorstop interview, Sydney – 17 January 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
MINDEF Stephen Smith transcript Perth press conference 14 Jan
Friday, January 14, 2011
MINDEF Stephen Smith transcript Sky Agenda
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Interview with Samantha Hawley, ABC “AM”
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Stephen Smith Perth transcript 11 Jan 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011