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Appointment of the National Armaments Director

The Albanese Government has appointed Ms Kellie Parker to the role of National Armaments Director. Ms Parker will be responsible for leading the new Defence Delivery Agency when established on 1 July 2027, with responsibility for delivering acquisition and sustainment projects.  Ms Parker has…

Joint Doorstop, Papua New Guinea

Subjects: Helen Haines incident; Australia-PNG relationship; PNG Ministerial Forum; ADF Recruitment; Pukpuk Treaty; PNG Chiefs NRL team

Press Conference, Sydney

SUBJECTS: Uncrewed maritime and undersea capabilities; HMAS Leeuwin; Ghost Bat; Jacqui Lambie MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY PAT CONROY:... This is the best extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle in the world, something that can be deployed from a shipping container or from the back of quite a…

Australia advances undersea warfare capabilities

The Albanese Government will this week mark a major milestone in the development and testing of advanced undersea warfare capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) at Maritime Big Play Pacific – an AUKUS Pillar II exercise – in San Diego. For the first time, the Government is today…

Press Conference, Sydney

SUBJECTS: Bluebottles for Fiji; workplace safety in the ADF; support for Ukraine; Australia-Europe free trade agreement. MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY, PAT CONROY: Questions first about today’s announcement and then broader defence and then news of the day. Any questions about today’s…

Television Interview, ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: HMAS Leeuwin incident, ADF culture, Defence reforms. JAMES GLENDAY: Now, an Australian Defence Force member has been identified as a person of interest after a recording device was found in the women's bathroom of a Navy ship. The device was discovered on Sunday on HMAS Leeuwin while it…

Radio Interview, ABC Radio National

SUBJECTS: HMAS Leeuwin incident, supporting Fiji to acquire Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessels, Defence reforms, military aid to Ukraine. SALLY SARA: Well, to Federal politics now, and Australia's Navy Chief Vice Admiral Matt Buckley has ordered checks across the fleet after a recording device was…

Albanese Government continues to strengthen Army's long-range strike capability

The Australian Army has further expanded its fleet of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers, as the Albanese Government continues to strengthen Australia’s long‑range strike capability. Just one year after taking delivery of its first tranche of HIMARS the Australian has received…

Doorstop, Perth

SUBJECTS: Land Forces 2026; Western Australia; Joint Parliamentary Committee on Defence; Defence capability; AUKUS; Defence Industry; COP; Western Defence Forge, Drones and Autonomous Systems; Base Security; Corporal Brendan Hannam.

Offshore Patrol Vessels to be homeported in Cairns: supporting jobs and industry in North Queensland

At least two Royal Australian Navy Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) will be homeported at HMAS Cairns, strengthening defence industry and regional security in Northern Australia. The first, HMAS Arafura, is scheduled to be homeported in Cairns in early 2027. This decision builds on the…

Doorstop, Hobart

SUBJECTS: Hunter-class frigate contract; Tasmania’s defence industry; Sydney’s Victoria Barracks; Coalition energy policy; Pacific cooperation; Townsville; F-35 parts MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CBG SYSTEMS JAVIER HERBON: Thank you everyone for being here today at CBG Systems in Hobart. It's a great…

Radio Interview, ABC Hobart

SUBJECTS: ADF Leaving Macquarie Island, Submarine Production, Sale of defence land. LEON COMPTON: Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry in Tasmania this morning. Pat Conroy, thanks for joining us in the studio. MINISTER CONROY: Thank you for having me. LEON COMPTON: Should we be nervous? We've…