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Central Queensland to reap benefits of Shoalwater Bay Training Area works

Joint Media Release Minister for Defence Industry, The Hon Melissa Price MP Assistant Minister for Northern Australia, Assistant Minister for Children and Families, Member for Capricornia, The Hon Michelle Landry MP Central Queensland is benefiting from more than $53 million in additional…

Interview with Ray Hadley, Radio 2GB-4BC

RAY HADLEY: Every Thursday we speak with the Minister for Defence, Member for Dickson Peter Dutton. He's on the line right now, this time from Brisbane. Minister good morning. PETER DUTTON: Good morning Ray. RAY HADLEY: I've spoken about this the last three times we've spoken, but I think the Prime…

Interview with David Speers, ABC Insiders

DAVID SPEERS: Peter Dutton, welcome to the program. Now, you criticised Queensland's three day lockdown a few weeks ago, you described it as a panicked move from Annastacia Palaszczuk, how would you describe this decision from the West Australian Premier? PETER DUTTON: Good morning David. I…

Major investment in Northern Territory Defence bases

Joint media release Prime Minister, The Hon Scott Morrison MP  The Morrison Government will invest $747 million to upgrade four key training areas and ranges in the Northern Territory to enable the Australian Defence Force to conduct simulated training exercises and remain battle ready.…

Anzac Day 2021

One hundred and six years ago, soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula.The landing was part of the ill-fated Dardanelles Campaign – the Allies’ attempt to break the stalemate on the Western Front by opening a second front that also sought to force…

Interview with Ray Hadley – 2GB

Subjects: Indonesian submarine incident; Belt and Road Initiative; Anzac Day; Meritorious Unit Citation; Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.   RAY HADLEY: Minister, good morning to you. This terrible tragedy off Bali, can you update us on what’s happened with Indonesia…

Joint doorstop interview with The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Assistant Minister for Defence

ANDREW HASTIE:Good afternoon. It’s my great pleasure to welcome my close friend and colleague, the Honourable Peter Dutton Minister for Defence, to Western Australia, and we’ll be shortly taking a visit to the Special Air Service Regiment not far here. Today I welcome the decision by the Minister…

Interview with Gareth Parker, Radio 6PR, Perth

GARETH PARKER: Peter Dutton joins me on the program. Minister good morning.  PETER DUTTON: Good morning Gareth. GARETH PARKER: Thanks for your time. Why did you make this decision?  PETER DUTTON: I made it because I wanted to recognise, as you say, the 99 per cent of people that have done…

Interview with Ben Fordham, Radio 2GB

BEN FORDHAM: Peter Dutton has blocked a move to strip special forces troops of citations from Afghanistan. Three thousand soldiers were set to have the award taken away because 19 of them were accused of war crimes. Peter Dutton has read the public mood and responded. No soldier will have their…

Australian troops to drawdown in Afghanistan

Joint media release Prime Minister, The Hon Scott Morrison MP Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne Today the Government announces that Australia will finalise the drawdown of our contribution to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan…

HMAS Supply commissions

Joint media release: Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon. Melissa Price The Royal Australian Navy’s operational support capability has received a significant boost with the introduction of HMAS Supply into service. HMAS Supply is the first of two new Supply Class Auxiliary Oiler…

Joint training Exercise in the Indian Ocean

Royal Australian Navy ships HMAS Anzac and HMAS Sirius will join vessels from France, India, Japan and the United States for the French-led maritime Exercise La Perouse. This annual exercise will be conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 5-7 April 2021. Minister for Defence the Hon Peter Dutton MP…