Australia and the UK will hold a Leadership Forum in 2018, bringing together business, government, academia and civil society leaders to strengthen the bilateral relationship and commemorate the...
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...
The Governments of Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji,...
Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Foreign Minister Dr Ursula von der Leyen, Federal Minister of Defence The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Marise Payne...
It is an honour and privilege to be reappointed as the Minister for Defence. I would like to welcome my long time friend and colleague the Hon Christopher Pyne MP to the portfolio as the Minister...
To commemorate 45 years of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), the Defence Ministers reaffirmed respective member nations’ commitment to the FPDA and its importance in enhancing regional...
In Paris, January 20, 2016 The text of the following statement was released by the defense ministers of Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States...
The US has asked 40 or so other countries, including European countries, to consider expanded contributions to the coalition, following the attacks in Paris. Australia has considered the request...
Today the Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, convened a meeting of Commonwealth and NSW officials including the NSW Minister for Environment the Hon Mark Speakman SC MP to discuss...
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