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National Press Club, Q&A

SUBJECTS: 2026 National Defence Strategy and 2026 Integrated Investment Program; Middle East Conflict TOM CONNELL, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB: Thank you, Minister. I’ll begin with my question before I go to the floor. So we’ve got a new way of measuring Defence spending – percent of GDP…

Television Interview, Sky News Politics Now

SUBJECTS: National Defence Strategy; Defence budget; AUKUS; Geelong refinery fire impact. TOM CONNELL, HOST: A short time ago, I spoke to Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy. 

Television Interview, ABC News Afternoon Briefing

SUBJECTS: Defence Strategic Review, fuel imports from Malaysia, Viva Energy refinery fire.   PATRICIA KARVELAS: Let's return to the Government's new defence strategy and bring in Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy. Welcome to the program.  MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY PAT CONROY:…

2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program

Today, the Albanese Government has released the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program. Together, these documents set out the Government’s plan to respond to our strategic circumstances and keep Australians safe. In delivering the 2026 National Defence Strategy…

Speech to the National Press Club

I would also like to acknowledge the aviators of the Australian Defence Force currently patrolling the skies of the Middle East to help protect the United Arab Emirates, including tens of thousands of Australians, from Iranian missile and drone attacks over much of the last month. Their work has…

Invictus Australia reception

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to their elders past and present. I also extend a special welcome to the many serving and ex-serving veterans and their families who have joined us tonight in these hallowed…

Television Interview, Sky News Newsday

SUBJECTS: National Defence Strategy; Investment in drones and missiles; Strait of Hormuz KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: I want to go live now to the Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy. Significant announcements this week, or today on the drone capacity and on missile capacity. Can you bring our…

Radio Interview, ABC Radio National Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Middle East conflict; National Defence Strategy; Drone investment; Defence leadership appointments SALLY SARA, HOST: Minister, welcome back to Breakfast. PAT CONROY, MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY: Thanks for having me Sally. SARA: Do you think this US blockade will be…

Television Interview, ABC News Breakfast

Subjects: Investment in drone capability, Middle East conflict, fuel security. EMMA REBELLATO: Well, with the US blockade of Iran's ports now underway, let's get some reaction from the Australian Government. Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy joins us now from Warners Bay in NSW. Thanks for…

Radio Interview, ABC AM

SUBJECTS: Middle East Conflict; National Defence Strategy 2026 MELISSA CLARKE, HOST: The Defence Minister joins me. Richard Marles, thanks for speaking with AM this morning. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Melissa. How are you? CLARKE: Good, thank you. Can you take me through…

Television Interview, Today Show

SUBJECTS: Middle East conflict; fuel security; drone and counter drone investment KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: Let's get some more now on the US blockade, the Strait of Hormuz. Let's join Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy live from Lake Macquarie. Pat, good morning to you. Thanks for your time this…

Television Interview, ABC Afternoon Briefing

SUBJECTS: Defence leadership appointments; Middle East Conflict; fuel security in the Pacific PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: For more on the new Defence Chief appointments and Australia's reaction to developments in the Iran-US war, I spoke to Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy a short time ago.…