Media releases

RAAF Base Townsville prepares for Apache fleet

The foundations are almost complete and the first structures are beginning to take shape as RAAF Base Townsville forges ahead with infrastructure works, to prepare for the arrival of Australian Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopter fleet.  The Albanese Government is investing $700 million for…

Additional Defence funding to deliver the Henderson Defence Precinct

The Albanese Government will provide $12 billion towards delivering a Defence Precinct at Henderson to deliver continuous naval shipbuilding and AUKUS in Western Australia. Alongside the Albanese Government's record investments across shipbuilding and AUKUS in the West, these commitments will…

Commemorating our peacekeepers

Today we commemorate National Peacekeepers’ Day and recognise the dedication and sacrifice over almost eight decades of our peacekeepers, peacemakers, peace builders and peace enforcers. Australia’s first contribution to peacekeeping came in 1947 with a deployment of military observers in modern-…

Coordinating a National Response to PFAS at Defence Bases

The Albanese Government has begun the process of establishing the per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) National Coordinating Body with Assistant Minister of Defence, Peter Khalil set to provide oversight of the Body alongside NSW Minister for the Environment, Penny Sharpe, given the initial…

Equipping the Royal Australian Navy with next generation autonomous undersea vehicles

The Albanese Government is investing $1.7 billion to acquire a new fleet of Australian­‑designed and built extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles – known as the Ghost Shark – for the Royal Australian Navy.               …

Better supporting Defence and Veteran wellbeing 12 months on

Today marks one year since the release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, which made 122 recommendations to reform the culture, systems and processes across the Defence and veteran eco-system to prevent suicide and improve the mental health and wellbeing…

Hotline Centre powers up at Anglesea Barracks

The Albanese Government is continuing to invest in updates for Australia’s Defence estate with the unveiling of the McGee Building at Anglesea Barracks in Hobart, which will accommodate Defence’s customer service hotline.  The new $20.8 million building offers contemporary facilities with…

Project of Concern Summit held in Canberra

A Project of Concern Summit has been held in Canberra to discuss the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System (CMATS) project. Minister for Defence Industry the Hon Pat Conroy MP hosted senior Defence and Airservices Australia officials and industry representatives.  This Summit was an…

Australia-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers' Meeting

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will travel to Japan to attend the 12th Australia-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting on 5 September 2025.  The meeting, with Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E Iwaya…

Ninth Australia-Indonesia Foreign and Defence Ministers' Meeting

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will today welcome Indonesian Foreign Minister His Excellency Sugiono, and Defence Minister His Excellency Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin to Canberra for the Ninth Australia–Indonesia 2+2 Foreign and…

Albanese Government ramps up investment in counter-drone capabilities for ADF

The Albanese Government has accelerated the acquisition of counter-drone capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to protect personnel and military assets as part of a $1.3 billion investment over the next 10 years. Just six months after the establishment of Project Land 156 to…

Travel to the United States

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles will travel to the United States this week.  In Washington DC, the Deputy Prime Minister will meet with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and other senior Administration officials. The…