On behalf of every Australian, we wish the Australian athletes competing in the 2017 Invictus Games the best of luck. The Invictus Games are an international, adaptive sports competition for...
I extend my sincere condolences and those of the Australian Government to the Singapore Armed Forces and the family of full-time National Serviceman 3rd Sergeant Chan Hiang Cheng Gavin following his...
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign AffairsMr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade)Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for DefenceThe Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign...
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and NT Chief Minister, the Hon Michael Gunner MLA, today announced that the Department of Defence will provide an interim water treatment plant to...
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and NT Chief Minister, the Hon Michael Gunner MLA, today announced that the Department of Defence will provide an interim water treatment plant to...
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has commenced its support to US-led recovery operations following the MV-22 Osprey incident in Shoalwater Bay on Saturday, 5 August.Royal Australian Navy (RAN)...
The United States Marine Corps have confirmed that at around 3:00am Australian Eastern Standard Time today, the US Navy and US Marine Corps suspended search and rescue operations for three missing...
I have been advised of an incident involving a United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey helicopter off the coast of Shoalwater Bay today. I can confirm no Australian Defence Force personnel were on...
It is with great sadness I acknowledge the passing of a Royal Australian Navy member.The member was deployed on Operation Resolute, the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the whole-of-...
I welcome the release of Canada’s Defence Policy Review, which will result in an increase in the size of the Canadian Armed Forces and affirms Canada’s commitment to its allies and partners.Australia...
On 5 June, Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, and Minister for Defence Senator Marise Payne, hosted US Secretary of State Rex W Tillerson, and Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Sydney for...
Australian Minister for Defence Marise Payne, Japanese Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada, and U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis held trilateral defence ministerial talks in Singapore on Saturday...
The Defence Ministers of Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom reaffirmed their nations' continued commitment to the FPDA, and commended the FPDA’s achievements over the...
I would like to update the Committee on the international campaign to defeat Daesh in Iraq and Syria, and also our support to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. ...
I would like to again express my deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the two Army soldiers who recently lost their lives during training exercises.At my request the Chief of Army...
The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign AffairsSenator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence Overview1. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister of...
Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne today paid tribute to Secretary of Defence Dennis Richardson AO who will retire on 12 May.Dennis has had a singular 48 year career in the...
Late last year concerns were raised by an Indonesian TNI officer about some teaching materials and remarks at an Army language training facility in Australia. The Australian Chief of the...
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne will not attend this week’s sitting of the Senate.The Minister underwent surgery over the weekend to address a severe abdominal infection for...
I congratulate Donald Trump on becoming the United States President-elect.The Australia-United States Alliance has been through changes of government on both sides of the Pacific over the past 65...
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