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On being appointed as Minister for Defence in September 2015 I directed the Department of Defence to ensure a comprehensive response to this issue was developed and implemented.
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 current and former military personnel who have been wounded, injured or become ill in service.
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 current and former military personnel who have been wounded, injured or become ill in service.
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 current and former military personnel who have been wounded, injured or become ill in service.
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 tragic death as a result of a vehicle incident at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland on the evening of 15 September 2017.
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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 reduce the amount of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Katherine town water supply.
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 reduce the amount of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Katherine town water supply.
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.
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 Marines involved in the 5 August MV-22 Osprey incident off the east coast of Australia.
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 board the aircraft. The United States are leading the search and recovery effort.
Minister for Defence Personnel Dan Tehan has welcomed the Governor-General’s approval of posthumous awarding of gallantry medals for three servicemen for their actions during World War I and World War II. Captain Raymond Jesse Allsopp was posthumously awarded the Star of Gallantry for his actions during World War II.
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-government effort to protect Australia's borders and offshore maritime interests.
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.
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 the annual Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations.
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 46 years since its founding in 1971.
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.
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Minister for Defence Personnel Dan Tehan today paid tribute to Secretary of Defence Dennis Richardson AO who will retire on 12 May. Mr Tehan said Mr Richardson had made an enormous contribution to Australia over his 48-year career in the public service.
Mr Dennis Richardson AO has dedicated his life to promoting Australia’s interests both at home and abroad. He has been a trusted adviser to Australian Governments for almost five decades. Dennis’ professionalism and integrity are the very embodiment of the spirit that has driven the Australian public service for over a century.
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 public service. His record of service in national security, foreign affairs and defence is incomparable and speaks for itself.
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.
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 which she had been previously receiving treatment. The surgery was successful and the Minister is expected to make a full recovery.
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 years and has continued to strengthen and grow.
The Governments of Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Finland, Indonesia , Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, the Netherla
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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 for Defence Industry, and I am pleased to continue to work with Minister for Defence Personnel the Hon Dan Tehan.
