QUESTION: (inaudible)
WARHAFT: Defence Minister David Johnston is on the line.
CURTIS: David Johnston welcome to Capital Hill. You put a lot of weight in a speech yesterday on getting the Air Warfare Destroyer programme right saying it was a test case for the industry.
QUESTION: (inaudible) JOHNSTON: We’ll see how the full-cycle docking for HMAS Farncomb, the length of time taken and how successfully ASC can manage that will probably be the benchmark, that’s what we’ve got to wait on.
OPENING OF AIRBUS GROUP AUSTRALIA-PACIFIC, CANBERRA JOHNSTON: Thank you to you Jens as the new Managing Director of Airbus Group, and of course the CEO of Australian Aerospace as it once was – I’m taking it for granted that that’s the transition across to the new name.
QUESTION: Can you tell me how important this opening in Canberra is for Airbus and the Government? JOHNSTON: Well Airbus makes a magnificent contribution to Australia’s defence capability across a number of platforms, particularly helicopters and aircraft.
QUESTION: I notice this morning you started talking about the possibility of a rolling build for the Future Frigates, does that mean industry is very keen on it? JOHNSTON: An enterprise, that is that we get a planned acquisition of not just Future Frigates, but many Navy ships if we can be cost-effective.
Topic: Japan and Australia 2 + 2 talks. E&OE TONY JONES, PRESENTER To discuss those two-by-two talks with Japan, we were joined just a short time ago from Tokyo by the Defence Minister, Senator David Johnston. David Johnston, thanks for joining us.
QUESTION Thanks for your time Defence Minister. Can you tell us what was achieved at the meetings just then, particularly with Japanese Defence Command? DEFENCE MINISTER
Topic: 2+2 Ministers’ meeting. E&OE MODERATOR
RE: Japan 2 + 2 meetings, future submarine, abuse claims in Defence MARK COLVIN: The Defence Minister, David Johnston, will have lunch on a Japanese submarine this week as he visits the country for security talks.
Topic: Australian shipbuilding and naval procurement. E&OE MINSTER Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining me here at CEA Technologies here in Canberra.
Wednesday, 4 June 2014 11.30am AEST Topic: Putting the Air Warfare Destroyer program back on track. E&OE FINANCE MINISTER
PRIME MINISTER: Well look it’s good to be here at Royal Australian Air Force Base Fairbairn with the Minister David Johnston, with the Chief of the Air Force, with representatives of the manufacturer of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter which will be in operation with the Royal Australian Air Force by 2020.
JOURNALIST: Minister, just on the 12 subs can you see why the people in Adelaide see this as a broken promise? MINISTER:
PRIME MINISTER:
With Vice-Chief of the Defence Force Air Marshal Mark Binskin JOURNALIST: What’s the message for families who are waiting with baited breath for any answer about where this debris is and what’s happened to the plane? MINISTER:
JOURNALIST: Senator David Johnston is the Defence Minister and is in town today, good morning to you. MINISTER: Steve good morning to you. JOURNALIST:
General, Thank you and Hugh and Janny, it is lovely to see you here, representing your warrior boy. It’s superb. Generals Sengleman and Wilkie thank you for coming and representing the ADF.
JOURNALIST: A new military training centre at the East Sale RAAF space has been opened this morning by the Federal Defence Minister Senator David Johnston who joins me. Good morning Senator, welcome. MINISTER: Good morning Celine thank you for having me.
JOURNALIST: A new military training centre at the East Sale RAAF space has been opened this morning by the Federal Defence Minister Senator David Johnston who joins me. Good morning Senator, welcome. MINISTER: Good morning Celine thank you for having me.
Transcription: (E & OE) Governor General, Your Excellency Quentin Bryce, Mr Bryce, Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, fellow members, senators, and acknowledged distinguished guests.
Transcription: E&OE RE: Centenary of submarines, reporting of allegations against Navy personnel, Collins Class. MINISTER:
(Introduction and opening remarks) If I may commence by making some detailed acknowledgements because in doing so I think we will get a feel for how vast the contributions of so many people have been in this programme.
Topics: Border security, budget, Afghanistan, South Sudan. ANDREW MOORE: Look, certainly an interesting time to be working in Defence. Australia's obligations in Afghanistan have almost ended, with just 400 Australian Defence Force personnel remaining on non-combat roles.
MAJOR GENERAL PAUL BRERETON: Minister Stuart Robert, MP, Assistant Minister for Defence, Air Marshal Binskin, Acting Chief of the Defence Force, representatives of Chief of Navy, Chief of Army, Chief of Air Force and Deputy Secretary of Defence People, ladies and gentlemen.
