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Meritorious recognition for veterans who served in Somalia

Australian Defence Force personnel who served in Somalia in the 1990s performed extraordinary work in very challenging conditions. They should be recognised for that. The Australian Government has accepted the independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal recommendations for unit…

Team Australia named for Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023

31 athletes will represent Australia at this year’s Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Germany, this September. The Invictus Games is an international, adaptive multi-sports competition for serving and former military personnel who have been wounded, injured or become ill during their military service…

Largest ever Exercise Talisman Sabre to be held in Australia

Australia will host the largest ever Exercise Talisman Sabre this year across northern Australia, with approximately 30,000 military personnel to participate, almost double the number involved in 2021. Now in its tenth iteration, Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral combined training activity…

Television Interview, Today Show

SUBJECTS: Cyclone Ilsa; Voice to Parliament; Employment figures; Student leadership in schools; Adelaide KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: Well, thousands of residents in WA are right now taking shelter as tropical Cyclone Ilsa makes landfall in the state’s north. And we'll bring in Acting Prime Minister…

Doorstop Interview, Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand

SUBJECTS: Ministers’ meeting; AUKUS; Voice; defence personnel; the region NEW ZEALAND MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, THE HON. ANDREW LITTLE: Good afternoon, I’d like to introduce The Honourable Richard Marles, Deputy Prime of Australia and Minister for Defence. For those who don’t know, I am Andrew Little,…

Deputy Prime Minister to visit New Zealand

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will visit Wellington, New Zealand this week. During his visit the Deputy Prime Minister will meet with his counterparts, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister the Hon Carmel Sepuloni, Minister of Defence, the Hon Andrew…

No decision made to base nuclear subs at Port Kembla

The Illawarra-Shoalhaven region is rightly proud of its historic role in the defence of Australia, and it is also host to exciting innovators who are creating Defence's future capability.  Local businesses like SMETEC Services, operated by Defence veterans Louise and Tim Smeets, are developing…

Address to the Illawarra-Shoalhaven Defence Industry Conference

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Dharawal people and pay my respects to their elders, past, present and emerging. As the Assistant Minister for Defence, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have…

Better access to information for ADF personnel & veterans

The Albanese Government has implemented a further five recommendations from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s interim report. Changes have been made to improve information access from the Department of Defence and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) for members of the…

ASPI Sydney Dialogue

Can I start by acknowledging the Gadigal people, the traditional owners of the land on which you are all meeting this morning. And let me also acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the traditional owners of the land from which I speak to you, right now. And in acknowledging both, say how proud I am…

Defence industry innovation - Ready for export

The seventh edition of the Australian Defence Sales Catalogue has been released showcasing a record number of Australian businesses’ products, services, and technologies now available for export. The latest edition lists over 250 Australian world class, innovative, export-ready products and…

Doorstop interview, Perth, WA

SUBJECTS: Resources Technology Showcase; National Reconstruction Fund; manufacturing; STEM; making more things here; climate change; safeguard mechanism; Federal Budget; AUKUS; critical minerals; Voice to Parliament; public trustees; Perth Derby.