Australian Army engineers have arrived in Timor-Leste for the sixth iteration of Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk. The multilateral exercise focusses on exchanging trade-skills and supporting the growth of Timor-Leste’s defence capability.
I will travel to the Pacific for a seven-day visit, from 22 to 28 August, to further enhance Australia’s regional defence engagement.
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HMAS Hobart has become the first Hobart-class Guided Missile Destroyer to fire a missile in Australian waters. Hobart fired an SM-2 Standard Missile against an unmanned target during trials off the coast of New South Wales, achieving excellent results.
Joint media release Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, Minister for Defence, Senator for Western Australia The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP, Minister for Indigenous Australians, Member for Hasluck
Joint media release The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Member for Hasluck The Hon Melissa Price MP, Minister for Defence Industry, Member for Durack
IN the second week of September the National Rugby League Holden Women’s Premiership (NRLW) competition kicks-off with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) well represented across Australia’s NRLW clubs. The ADF joins the National Rugby League in wishing this year’s NRLW competitors the best for the 2019 season.
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The Morrison Government has awarded 15 contracts valued at more than $28 million to Australian small businesses who are developing cutting-edge technologies aimed at providing the Australian Defence Force with a capability edge.
THE Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel Darren Chester today launched the fourth Defence Reconciliation Action Plan. Mr Chester said the Defence Reconciliation Action Plan (D-RAP) 2019-2022 outlines Defence’s commitment to reconciliation and aligns with the Whole of Government ‘Closing the Gap’ strategy.
Joint media release Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator for South Australia
Australia is continuing its contribution in the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in the Southwest Pacific, with the latest iteration of Operation SOLANIA launched today.
The Hon Alex Hawke MP, Assistant Defence Minister and Minister for International Development and the Pacific, will today travel to Tuvalu to represent Australia at the 50th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), prior to Prime Minister Morrison’s arrival in Tuvalu for the Forum Leaders’ Retreat on 15 August.
The Morrison Government has announced $12.4 million of grants have been awarded to small businesses who are contributing to the record build-up of Australia’s defence capability.
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, today announced seven small businesses that will partner with Rheinmetall Defence Australia on two major projects for the Australian Army.
THE Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed a search and recovery mission in Indonesia for the remains of 10 Australian airmen aboard Catalina A24-50, 76 years after the aircraft failed to return from a wartime mission.
I congratulate Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro on winning the 2019 South Australian Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership. In its 15th year, the award highlights the contributions of women at a national, state and territory level who are advancing gender equality across Australia.
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More than 270 Australian Defence Force personnel have been farewelled at Robertson Barracks in Darwin today ahead of their upcoming deployment to the Middle East Region.
Joint media release Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia have reached an agreement to ensure the efficient delivery of sustainment support for the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircrafts.
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The Hon Alex Hawke MP, Assistant Defence Minister and Minister for International Development and the Pacific, will today travel to the Federated States of Micronesia where he will represent Australia at the inauguration of the country’s new President, His Excellency David Panuelo.
The closing ceremony for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 has been held in the Port of Brisbane today, marking the conclusion of Australia’s largest bilateral defence exercise with the United States.
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For the first time in over 60 years, a Victoria Cross medal will leave Australian shores to be loaned to an international museum. The event marks a significant milestone celebrating Australia’s longstanding historic relationship with Ireland.
AUSTRALIAN Service Contingents 1 and 2 who served in Rwanda on Operation Tamar were today recognised with the award of a Meritorious Unit Citation.
The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin reached a major milestone this week with the arrival of additional US Marines in Darwin, bringing the total number of Marines in the Northern Territory to its full strength of 2,500. This meets the commitment agreed during the 2018 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN).
Today I met with Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Defence, the Hon Saki Soloma MP, to discuss our enduring Defence Cooperation Program. Australia’s defence partnership with PNG is deep and broad, based on our shared history, people-to-people linkages, and our shared interests in tackling regional and global security challenges.
SEVEN First World War soldiers who died during the Battle of Fromelles in 1916, previously buried as unknown soldiers, have received new headstones following their formal identification by the 2019 Fromelles Identification Board.
