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The Albanese Government is investing $128… The Hon Richard Marles MP | The Hon Pat Conroy MP 23 Nov 23 Securing continuous Naval Shipbuilding at Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia The Albanese Government is securing Australia’s shipbuilding capability and investing in Western Australian defence industry through a new strategic partnership between Defence and Austal Limited at Henderson Shipyard. The Defence Strategic Review observed that there was not enough work to sustain… The Hon Richard Marles MP | The Hon Pat Conroy MP 22 Nov 23 Guardian-class Patrol Boat delivered to Samoa Today Samoa formally received the Guardian-class Patrol Boat, the Nafanua III, handed over by the Australian Government. The Nafanua III was officially received by the Hon Harry Jeffrey, Minister for Police and Prisons and Auapaau Logotino Filipo, Police Commissioner on behalf of the Samoan… The Hon Pat Conroy MP 22 Nov 23 A $2 billion Navy maintenance contract boosts jobs and national security The Albanese Government is supporting almost a thousand defence industry jobs and strengthening national security, with a new $2 billion contract to maintain and sustain Australia’s naval fleet in Sydney. Thales Australia has been appointed as the Regional Maintenance Provider for the new Regional… The Hon Richard Marles MP | Senator the Hon Penny Wong 18 Nov 23 Visit to India for second 2+2 foreign and Defence ministerial consultations This week the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will travel to India to meet with their ministerial counterparts and attend the second India–Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi. The Australia–India relationship has… The Hon Richard Marles MP 18 Nov 23 Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with PLA-N The Australian Government has expressed its serious concerns to the Chinese Government following an unsafe and unprofessional interaction with a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) destroyer. On Tuesday 14 November 2023, HMAS Toowoomba was in international waters inside of Japan’s Exclusive… The Hon Richard Marles MP 16 Nov 23 New legislation to ensure naval nuclear power safety The Albanese Government has introduced the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023, which will establish a new, independent regulator to ensure Australia applies the highest standards of nuclear safety across its nuclear-powered submarine enterprise and can continue to implement AUKUS… The Hon Richard Marles MP 16 Nov 23 Deputy Prime Minister to travel to Indonesia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will travel to Indonesia this week to further practical cooperation in the Australia-Indonesia defence partnership. Indonesia is one of our closest neighbours, central to Australia’s security and prosperity. During his… The Hon Richard Marles MP 15 Nov 23 Release of the annual Cyber Threat Report 2022-23 The Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Annual Cyber Threat Report for 2022-23 lays bare Australia’s cyber threat landscape. Reflecting the global strategic context, this year’s report highlights that Australian governments, critical infrastructure, businesses and households continue to be the… The Hon Richard Marles MP | The Hon Pat Conroy MP 14 Nov 23 Albanese Government signs information security agreement with European partners The Albanese Government has strengthened Australia’s ties with European partners by signing the Security Agreement on the Protection of Classified Information with the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation, known by its French acronym, OCCAR. Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Richard Marles MP… The Hon Pat Conroy MP 13 Nov 23 Visit to the Republic of Korea and Indonesia This week I will travel to the Republic of Korea for the Republic of Korea–United Nations Command Member States Defence Ministerial Meeting, and to Indonesia to attend the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus. The meeting in Seoul will be hosted by the Republic of Korea’s Minister of National… The Hon Richard Marles MP | Penny Wong & others 12 Nov 23 Australian support for the 2023 Pacific Games Australia is supporting Solomon Islands to host a safe and successful 2023 Pacific Games through our $17 million Pacific Games Partnership and additional personnel deployments, at the request of the Solomon Islands Government. The 2023 Pacific Games is one of the region’s biggest events, bringing…