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...
Defence ministers from Australia, New Zealand, France, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Chile and Tonga met via videoconference for a virtual South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting on 07 July 2020.Ministers...
Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds, Japanese Minister of Defense KONO Taro, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper convened a virtual trilateral defense ministerial meeting on July 7 (...
The defence ministers from the Five Eyes nations (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States) met via videoconference on 22-23 June. Ministers reaffirmed their...
Joint statementPrime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MPMinister for Home Affairs, the Hon Peter Dutton MP Protecting Australia’s economy, national security and sovereignty is the Government’s...
Joint statement:Florence Parly, Minister of Defence of the French Republic We have held our first quarterly meeting to review the progress of the Future Submarine Program following our...
Further to my public statement issued on Monday evening following the ABC Four Corners program, Killing Field, I advise that I have today made a formal referral to the Commissioner of the Australian...
I am deeply disturbed by what has been aired in tonight’s Four Corners report.I have been steadfast in my support for the IGADF Inquiry which is investigating allegations about the conduct of...
Joint statementMinister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel, The Hon. Darren Chester MP The Australian Government has reached an in-principle agreement to settle three...
Australia is strongly committed to working with ASEAN and its member states to support an open, inclusive and prosperous region where the rights of all states are respected. Australia has a long...
Joint media release Florence Parly, Minister of Defence of the French Republic Today we have reviewed the implementation of the Strategic Partnering Agreement that underpins Australia’s Future...
Under the Morrison Government’s more than $200 billion investment in Defence capability, we are seeing a record rejuvenation of Defence capability including building 57 naval vessels in Australia,...
1. On 10 December 2019, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, and Minister for Defence, Linda Reynolds, hosted the Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kang Kyung-wha...
Australian and Indonesian Foreign and Defence Ministers met for the sixth 2+2 Meeting on 6 December 2019 in Bali, Indonesia, following the twelfth Bali Democracy Forum.Guided by the principles...
IntroductionSome six months into my tenure as Minister for Defence, it is my privilege to deliver my first Ministerial Statement on the Defence portfolio.Today I will provide an overview of the...
