Joint media release The Hon Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign AffairsThe Morrison Government is reaffirming its commitment to freedom...
HMAS Hobart has become the first Hobart-class Guided Missile Destroyer to fire a missile in Australian waters.Hobart fired an SM-2 Standard Missile against an unmanned target during trials off the...
Joint media release The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Member for HasluckThe Hon Melissa Price MP, Minister for Defence Industry, Member for Durack The remote East Pilbara...
Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP The Australian Government has today handed over the newest Guardian-class Patrol Boat Nafanua II to the...
Australia is continuing its contribution in the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in the Southwest Pacific, with the latest iteration of Operation SOLANIA launched today....
I congratulate Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro on winning the 2019 South Australian Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership.In its 15th year, the award highlights the contributions...
More than 270 Australian Defence Force personnel have been farewelled at Robertson Barracks in Darwin today ahead of their upcoming deployment to the Middle East Region. The ADF contingent are...
Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia have reached an agreement to ensure the efficient delivery of...
The closing ceremony for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 has been held in the Port of Brisbane today, marking the conclusion of Australia’s largest bilateral defence exercise with the United States.Over...
Joint media release Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne We look forward to hosting United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper...
For the first time in over 60 years, a Victoria Cross medal will leave Australian shores to be loaned to an international museum.The event marks a significant milestone celebrating Australia’s...
The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin reached a major milestone this week with the arrival of additional US Marines in Darwin, bringing the total number of Marines in the Northern Territory to its full...
Today I met with Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Defence, the Hon Saki Soloma MP, to discuss our enduring Defence Cooperation Program.Australia’s defence partnership with PNG is deep and broad, based...
Between 13 to 15 July, I visited Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates to meet with Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and advance our defence engagement with key regional leaders.It...
Joint release - Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, and Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP,...
The opening ceremony for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 has been held in the Port of Brisbane today on the USS Ronald Reagan to formally launch Australia’s largest bilateral exercise with the United...
Today I depart for Europe to further enhance Australia’s international defence engagement with the United Kingdom, France and NATO.Australia’s defence relationships with our European partners are...
The Australian Government is continuing its contribution to support efforts by the US-led Global Coalition against Daesh to eradicate the threat posed by Daesh in Iraq and Syria and support...
Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, joined the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon...
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, welcomed the return of around 100 members of Task Group Taji Rotation 8 who touched down in Brisbane today following a successful...
