It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as our nation’s Defence Minister since the 2019 election.I came to this portfolio acutely aware of the changing strategic circumstances in which our...
On Friday 5 March 2021, I publicly apologised to Ms Brittany Higgins about the comment about her to my staff on 15 February 2021.I wish to further address the comment that I made. I did not mean it...
On the advice of her cardiologist, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds will extend her medical leave to April 2.On Tuesday March 2 Senator Reynolds was re-assessed by her cardiologist in relation to a...
A report in the Australian attributed some remarks to me regarding the very serious allegations made by my former staff member, Ms Brittany Higgins.I have never questioned Ms Higgins' account of her...
A report in The Australian attributed some remarks to me regarding the very serious allegations made by my former staff member, Ms Brittany Higgins. I have never questioned Ms Higgins' account...
Joint Statement: SENATOR THE HON MARISE PAYNE, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women, Acting Minister for DefenceTHE HON GREG HUNT MP, Minister for Health and Aged CareOver 14,...
The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, will take a period of medical leave.This follows advice from her cardiologist relating to a pre-existing medical condition.As a...
Defence Ministers of Australia and Singapore, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC and Dr Ng Eng Hen, conducted a video conference today to mark 30 years of the Singapore Armed Forces training at the...
WE, the Defence Ministers of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of India, Japan, the Republic of Korea,...
The Defence Ministers from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and United Kingdom reaffirmed their nations’ continued commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), and commended...
Joint statementPrime Minister, the Hon. Scott Morrison MPMinister for Home Affairs, the Hon. Peter Dutton MPA new investigative body will be established to assess and examine the findings of the...
The Minister of Defense of Japan, Mr KISHI Nobuo, and the Australian Minister for Defence, Senator Linda Reynolds, met in Tokyo on 19 October 2020 to continue to build close bilateral defence and...
Canada’s Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, chaired a videoconference of defence ministers from the Five Eyes nations - Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the...
Joint statement:Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne Afghan Army deserter Hekmatullah, who murdered three off-duty Australian soldiers in 2012 in a cold-blooded crime of...
Throughout the pandemic the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been postured to respond to requests for support from the states and territories at very short notice. From 21 March 2020, ADF...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds on July 28 in Washington for the 30th...
Most Australians would be unaware of how much we rely on space technology to power our everyday lives.From my morning walk using a fitness app, to my video conferences with defence ministers around...
Joint statementMinister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC & Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne Australia has many friends, old and new. In the strategically...
Joint statementMinister for Foreign Affairs & Minister for Women, the Hon Marise PayneWe will travel to the United States to attend the 2020 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations...
I have spoken with French Minister of the Armed Services, Florence Parly, via videoconference to discuss the progress of the Future Submarine Program, as well as Australia’s 2020 Defence Strategic...
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