Media releases

Albanese Government continues export support for Defence industry

The Albanese Government is continuing to back the defence industry, with the 2025 Australian Defence Export Catalogue featuring a record number of businesses showcasing their export-ready products. The flagship publication, which this year features 336 businesses, is a conduit for foreign…

Albanese Government grows and accelerates Defence spending

There is no greater responsibility for the Albanese Labor Government than keeping Australians safe and securing our nation’s future during a time of global uncertainty.  As the Government announced last year, we are investing an additional $50.3 billion into the Australian Defence Force (ADF…

Government delivers first Australian HIMARS

From today, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is equipped with a world‑leading long‑range precision strike capability – a direct result of the Albanese Government’s additional investments in Defence. In response to the Defence Strategic Review (DSR), the Albanese Government announced $1.6 billion…

Mission success for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile testing

The Albanese Government has delivered on a commitment to significantly upgrade the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) maritime strike capability following a successful live firing of the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The LRASM is now ready for operational use after the operational…

Australia bolsters submarine lethality under $200 million deal

The Albanese Government is enhancing the lethality of Australia’s submarine fleet under a $200 million agreement with the United States to acquire additional quantities of state-of-the-art torpedoes. Designed for both anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare, the additional stocks of MK-48…

Guardian-class Patrol Boat RVS Takuare returned to Vanuatu

Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles met with Minister for Internal Affairs, the Hon Andrew Napuat in Cairns to mark the return of Vanuatu’s Guardian-class Patrol Boat, RVS Takuare. RVS Takuare has been undergoing repairs to the hull and an internal fit-out after…

Albanese Government invests more than $400 million to maintain Navy vessels locally

The Albanese Government has secured more work for Australians to maintain and sustain vessels for the Navy through a $400 million contract with Navantia Australia.  The seven-year contract secures about 200 local jobs, primarily in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, while underscoring the Government…

United States Marines return to the Top End for 2025

Australia is proud to welcome the 14th rotation of the United States Marine Rotational Force - Darwin (MRF-D), to the Northern Territory today.  The 2025 rotation of United States Marines to the Top End continues 15 years of training and collaboration with the Australian Defence Force (ADF).…

First trainees and apprentices commence pathways programs to grow South Australia's skilled defence industry workforce

Two new pathways programs established by the Albanese Government in partnership with the Malinauskas Government have commenced as part of a critical step towards delivering the nation’s future defence industry workforce. The Defence Industry Pathways Program and the Shipbuilding Employment…

Albanese Government purchases more guided missiles as part of future made in Australia

Australia will manufacture missiles at home from 2025, thanks to another step forward by the Albanese Government, with Australia and the United States signing two memoranda of understanding. The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Co-Assembly agreement enables the assembly of a first batch of…

Jobs boost for Brisbane as Albanese Government invests $200 million in Navy's communications system

The Albanese Government is upgrading  communication systems on Royal Australian Navy ships under a $200 million program with Boeing Defence Australia that will create dozens of jobs across the Brisbane region. This investment will create more than 50 local jobs primarily in Brisbane, which…

$569 million contract locks in another decade of jobs in the Hunter

The Albanese Government has ensured the future of the Royal Australian Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft with a $569 million contract that also secures hundreds of highly skilled jobs across the country.   This contract with Boeing Defence Australia, announced today, will…