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HOST: As you saw at the top of the program, a big day in Canberra unfolding on the domestic political front, but also an important overseas visitor in the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, James Marape, talking to Scott Morrison and others about all sorts of issues including border protection, security in our region, and of cours
Good morning everyone and thank you for that warm welcome. It's a privilege to be here today. I want to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land, the Whadjuk Noongar people, their elders past and present, and of course acknowledging His Royal Highness, Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala.
9am on Tuesday 9 April 2019 at the University of Adelaide
Transcript 28 March 2019
Subjects: Military Sales Catalogue E&OE….
SUBJECTS: Australia/China Defence relationship; the detainment of Yang Hengjun; South China Sea. CHRISTOPHER PYNE:
PAUL BEVAN:
Simon, thanks for that introduction. I could almost hear the questions from many of you saying: what would an army experimental test pilot be doing talking to a group of people about maritime allocations of unmanned vehicles?
ALISTAIR MACGIBBON:
I think the introduction was almost longer than the time allocated for me to speak, so I will be brief.
Thank you for that. The CDF (*), High Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is good to be here with you. Now, Alex said that the film you saw earlier, they couldn't have made a few years ago. And that is true.
DAVID FAWCETT: Welcome. I know a number of guests who have been recognised already so I won't run through the list except to say welcome. But particularly to Keith Payne and to other members who are or who have served in the defence of Australia, welcome and thank you.
MINISTER PYNE: Well thank you very much for coming along to this press conference this afternoon with myself and the German Defence Minister.
Subjects: PRIED testing in Darwin; defence industry funding in the NT E&OE….
DARREN CHESTER: Well it’s terrific to be here this morning with the Chief of Army for the Commemorations of the 50th Anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral.
CHRISTOPHER PYNE:
JULIE BISHOP Defence Minister Payne and I are truly delighted to welcome Ministers Marsudi and Ryacudu here for the purposes of our annual 2-Plus-2 meeting. Indeed, we noted that it’s the third time that four ministers have been taking part in our 2-Plus-2 meeting.
ADAM STEPHEN:
SHERIDAN STEWART: Meanwhile, of course, the big news of the day, Queensland has won the race to build $5 billion worth of fighting vehicles as part of the largest purchase in the Australian Army's history.
E&OE: LT GENERAL ANGUS CAMPBELL - CHIEF OF ARMY:
PRIME MINISTER: Well, good morning. We are undertaking the largest revitalisation, the largest modernisation, the largest investment in Australia’s Navy since the Second World War.
E&OE… PRIME MINISTER: Well, good morning. We are undertaking the largest revitalisation, the largest modernisation, the largest investment in Australia’s Navy since the Second World War.
JULIE BISHOP: Thank you Colonel Lee for hosting us here at the DMZ today. Australia’s Defence Minister Senator Marise Payne and I are in South Korea for the third what’s called “2+2” meeting between Australia and the Republic of Korea’s Foreign and Defence Ministers.
KIERAN GILBERT: With me now, the Defence Minister Marise Payne.
Subjects: Counterpart meeting with Secretary Mattis; North Korea; Iran; DJI Drones; Philippines; Foreign Fighters; Afghanistan; Syria.E&OE…QUESTION: Minister, what can you tell us about your meetings today?MARISE PAYNE:
DELFIN LORENZANA: Marise Payne of Australia. She is the Minister of Defence and has been to talk to us, talk to me, to find out how Australia can help with some of the problems in the Philippines like what is happening in Marawi.
MARISE PAYNE: Good morning ladies and gentlemen.
PATRICIA KARVELAS: South Korea’s acting chief of the Defense Ministry has confirmed North Korea is readying the launch of a ballistic missile, possibly an ICBM. How much do we know about this impending missile launch?
