During the caretaker period (starting 08:30am 11 April 2019), any new material, including transcripts and media releases issued by the Defence Ministers, will be available on the Liberal Party site, which is not maintained or funded by the Commonwealth of Australia.
The stories of several new recruits taking their first steps towards their dream jobs as part of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Indigenous Development Program were launched today by Minister...
The issue of recognition for Australian soldiers who fought in the Battle of Long Tan, Vietnam is to be reviewed by the independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal.
The review follows an...
The town of Inverell in north-west New South Wales has stopped to pay tribute to residents of the district who volunteered to serve in World War One with a full commemorative program centred around...
Australian Defence Force servicewomen with dependant children who served in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) found their experience of deployment positive and self-validating, according to...
The Hon Darren Chester MP
Assistant Minister for Defence
The Hon Stuart Robert MP
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Minister for Human Services
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of...
Assistant Minister for Defence, Darren Chester has congratulated members of the Australian Defence Force and Defence civilians who have taken part in the 2015 Defence Blood Challenge.
Mr Chester...
Defence will raise awareness for the United Nations’ International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) on Thursday, 3 December 2015.
As part of the celebrations for IDPwD, Defence will proudly...
Assistant Minister for Defence, Darren Chester, has released the terms of reference for a review of the proposed redevelopment of Seaward Village.
The review, commissioned by the Australian...
The independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal will conduct an inquiry into recognition of Australian personnel who served during the Second World War, were Far East Prisoners of War,...
The Assistant Minister for Defence, Darren Chester, presented the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Ensign to Weipa-based 112 Squadron (SQN), making them the newest Squadron to join 1 Wing Australian...
The Assistant Minister for Defence and Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, and Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Leo Davies, AO, CSC, today officially opened the RAAF Base East Sale...
Veterans, or the families of deceased veterans, who forfeited their medals have been urged to contact the Department of Defence.
The Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Darren Chester MP, made...
A $276 million facilities project to support the new B-vehicle fleet at Defence sites across Australia has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.
Parliamentary...
The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Darren Chester, today announced the Australian Government has accepted the recommendation of the independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal that...
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Darren Chester, today announced that the $348 million, Growler Airborne Electronic Attack Capability Facilities Project had been referred to the Parliamentary...
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Darren Chester, today announced that the $367 million HMAS Stirling Redevelopment Stage 3A Project had been referred to the Parliamentary Standing...
After 20 days of increasingly intensive operations on land, air and sea, Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2015 has come to a close with an official ceremony on Monday held on board the United States Navy...
A $71.8 million project to support the relocation of the Army’s 17th Construction Squadron to RAAF Base Amberley has been approved by Parliament.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence...
An $18 million project to construct a Multi User Barge Ramp Facility in Darwin has been approved by Parliament, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence Darren Chester announced today.
Mr...
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Darren Chester MP, today announced that the Campbell Barracks Redevelopment Project had been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on...
