*** Check against delivery *** It is a great pleasure to address this conference of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). For more than a decade, ASPI has positioned itself as a significant contributor to the national security debate in Australia and our nation is richer for this contribution.
Distinguished guests, industry leaders, thank you for this opportunity. It is a great pleasure to address the Royal United Services Institute, one of the great contributors to the national security debate in Australia. This is a wonderful forum for the discussion of defence and security issues affecting our nation.
Operation SLIPPER commenced – as part of an allied response - following the terrible attacks against the United States on 11 September 2001.
Good morning. I extend a warm welcome to some special guests amongst us today: - His Excellency Mr Reha Keskintepe, Turkish Ambassador to Australia - Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young AO, Australian National University - Rear Admiral Ken Doolan AO RAN (ret'd), National President of the RSL
Acknowledgments Mr Peter Horobin, President of the Submarine Institute of Australia His Excellency Par Ahlberger, Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden My State colleague Minister Joe Francis VADM Tim Barrett, Chief of Navy, RAN VADM Simon Lister, Chief of Material, Royal Navy
Let me acknowledge my two very dear friends Teresa Gambaro and Bridget McKenzie, my two colleagues from Parliament, lovely to see you here at this event, it’s a very important subject to Australia and I’ve very pleased that you’re both here.
Good afternoon. Today, it is my great pleasure to launch the Defence eHealth System – an electronic health record for every member of the ADF.
It’s a great pleasure to be here today. Before I spell out the Government’s priorities in the defence portfolio today, I would like to start by thanking Graeme Dunk and his team for the support your group provides to business.
DEFENCE+INDUSTRY CONFERENCE 2014 ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE 0910 HRS, 29 JULY 2014 OPENING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS His Excellency Shmuel Ben-Shmuel, Israeli Ambassador The German Ambassador to Australia, Dr Christoph Mueller Deputy Premier of South Australia, Minister John Rau MP
Governor-General, His Excellency General, the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, United States Ambassador, John Berry, Daniel R Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Major-General Richard Simcock, Deputy Commander, US Marine Corps Forces Pacific my former parliamentary colleague and friend, Robert Hill, Dr Brendan
Thank you for inviting me to open the 2014 Defence Women in Peace and Security Conference.
I’m delighted to be here to given the opportunity to address the Japan National Press Club, and to be in Tokyo more broadly for the 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers’ meeting.
It is a pleasure to be here today and those of you who know me will appreciate the strong interest I have in submarines. Submarines are a highly potent asymmetric capability of strategic importance to this country. Their importance is unlikely to abate, rather they will grow in significance.
SENATOR THE HON DAVID JOHNSTON MINISTER FOR DEFENCE Jakarta International Defence Dialogue Jakarta 1400, 19 March 2014 Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. REKAN-REKAN SEKALIAN SELAMAT SIANG
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen. It is with pleasure that I address you today and follow the opening presentation delivered yesterday by Minister Johnston. The Australian Defence Force is a small but very potent military that has delivered a disproportionate effect upon every battlefield on which it has fought.
Defence and Industry - a new deal is forged Thanks Mike, to Katherine Ziesing and her team at ADM, thank you for the congress and I look forward to the good news next week I think about the arrival of number two.
SENATOR THE HON DAVID JOHNSTON MINISTER FOR DEFENCE DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES COURSE
Thanks very much to Kokoda for the invitation.
I’d like to thank the Chief of Army for his very kind invitation to join you this morning. And firstly let me acknowledge and thank those of you who have served, those who currently serve and the families that serve with you.
Defence Ministers’ meeting Brussels Mr Secretary General, colleagues, I welcome this opportunity to attend my first ISAF Defence Ministers’ meeting. I would like to reassure colleagues around this table that the new Australian Government remains fully committed to supporting Afghanistan.
Ladies and gentleman can I begin my acknowledging Premier Weatherill - South Australia is and continues to be the Defence state, as I said approximately one week ago at PAC13.
Thank you Chris and to you, congratulations on this morning’s breakfast and for the little I have seen of PAC13 so far.
