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The Hon Melissa Price MP

The Hon Melissa Price MP

Minister for Defence Industry

Minister Price was sworn in as the Minister for Defence Industry on 29 May 2019.  First elected to the Australian Parliament in 2013 as the Member for Durack – the largest electorate in Australia.  Minister Price has previously served in the Environment portfolio and has held a number of Parliamentary Committee roles including the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.  A lawyer by profession, Minister Price brings over 20 years of experience in the private sector from a variety of commercial and legal roles.  She has also supported the community through working with the not-for-profit sector.

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Melissa was first elected to Parliament as the Member for Durack, the largest electorate in Australia covering more than 1.6 million square kilometres, in 2013. Born and raised in the gold mining town of Kalgoorlie, she relished the opportunity to represent the diverse interests of a rural electorate. Following the 2016 federal election, she was appointed to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade in September 2016.

Melissa’s engagement in progressing defence outcomes continued through her work on the Coalition Defence Policy Committee and the Defence Sub-Committee. In December 2017, she was elevated to the role of Assistant Minister for the Environment and continued in this role until August 2018, when she was sworn in as Minister for the Environment in the Morrison Government. With the Coalition returned to government at the 2019 Federal election, Melissa was sworn in as Minister for Defence Industry in May 2019.

A lawyer by profession before beginning her career as a politician, Melissa has more than 20 years' experience in the private sector, working in a variety of commercial and legal roles. Maintaining her connection to rural Australia through stints in regionally focused industries, Melissa also spent time working with the not-for-profit sector. She is a former Director of both the Cancer Council (WA) and BrightSpark Foundation, and a passionate supporter of child health and cancer research. Melissa is also a proud 16-year member of the Fremantle Football Club.

Loyal Wingman aircraft takes first flight

2 March 2021

STEM skills opportunities boosted through School Pathways Program

25 February 2021

Perth braking business wins supercharged export grant

25 February 2021

Australian businesses continue to kick sovereign manufacturing goals

24 February 2021

Regional Victoria big winners from Coalition's defence infrastructure investment

24 February 2021

Morrison Government launches guide to bolster industry security

22 February 2021

Continuing to strengthen defence industry ties with the United Kingdom

18 February 2021

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Australian Defence Information and Electronic Systems Association (ADIESA) Annual dinner

17 February 2021

Minister for Defence Industry Naval Group's new Port Adelaide office

16 October 2020

Defence and Industry Conference 2020

15 October 2020

Defence Connect Budget Lunch

13 October 2020

Leading the development of a sovereign industrial defence capability

24 September 2020

Address to ADM Congress 2020

19 February 2020

Industry Voice Launch, Canberra

6 February 2020

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F-35 Induction, Williamtown NSW

8 February 2021

Press Conference with Minister Linda Reynolds and Minister Melissa Price - F35 Industry Event

9 December 2020

Opinion Piece: A Budget of opportunities for Defence Industry - published in Defence Connect

13 October 2020

Doorstop: Fyshwick, ACT

26 August 2020

Interview with Peter Gleeson, Sky News Across Australia

6 July 2020

Interview with Mix 104.9 Darwin on the Northern Territory

3 July 2020

Doorstop: Hume, ACT

2 July 2020

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