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TOM TILLEY: Australia has about 300 personnel in Iraq and in just a few days, HMAS Toowoomba will depart for a monitoring mission in the Straits of Hormuz. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds joins us from Canberra. Minister, thank you so much for joining us. Donald Trump says Iran appears to be standing down. What's your take?
LUKE GRANT: As you know, there's been an attack today in the Middle East on some US bases. We understand from US President Trump via social media, he'll respond and speak to the American people sometime over the next several hours. In the meantime, I guess for Australia it's a bit of a waiting game, or is it?
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Alex Hawke: Thank you and good morning everyone. Thank you for that very warm welcome from Minister Inia Seruiratu, Minister for Defence, National Security and Foreign Affairs. Thank you to the acting Commander of the Navy, Commander Marika Vosawale, I appreciate your words. To the Acting Commander of the Republic of Fiji Mil
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LINDA REYNOLDS: Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to be here in Washington DC, my first visit as the Australian Minister for Defence. It is a particular pleasure to have been able to address the Hudson Institute today on an Australian vision for the future of the Australia-US Alliance in a contested world.
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OLI PETERSON: Tomorrow, Australia’s Defence Minister Linda Reynolds will be heading to the United States to visit her United States counterpart.This will be her first visit as Defence Minister. She will meet Secretary Mark Esper. She can tell you more, she joins us live on the radio this afternoon – hello Minister.
Doorstop, Brisbane - 28 October 2019 MELISSA PRICE:
OLI PETERSON: Linda Reynolds is the Defence Minister and she joins you and me on Perth Live. Good afternoon. LINDA REYNOLDS: Good afternoon, Oli. It’s great to be back with you. OLI PETERSON: Should the Government condemn Turkey’s invasion of Northern Syria?
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** E&OE Check against delivery** OLIVER PETERSON: The Australian Government has today committed Defence Force personnel to join a US-led effort to protect the shipping channel in Iran. The Defence Minister Linda Reynolds can tell you more; she joins me on Perth Live. Minister, good afternoon.
** E&OE Check against delivery** GEOFF HUTCHINSON: How compelling is the case made today to bring full cycle docking to Western Australia?
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Holden Hill, South Australia Thank you, Sir Angus Houston, for your introduction.
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** E&OE Check against delivery** PATRICIA KARVELAS: The US wants to deploy mid-range missiles somewhere in the Asia-Pacific, and it's not ruling out northern Australia as a potential base. Would the Government ever agree to housing American warheads on Australian soil?
