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Our deployed forces will receive a major communications boost after Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, today announced a $223 million contract with Northrop Grumman Australia for the acquisition, construction and support of a new satellite ground station.  Minister Pyne said the satellite ground station will be built at Kapooka in New South Wales along with an integrated network management system.

Our deployed forces will receive a major communications boost after Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, today announced a $223 million contract with Northrop Grumman Australia for the acquisition, construction and support of a new satellite ground station.  Minister Pyne said the satellite ground station will be built at Kapooka in New South Wales along with an integrated network management system.

Backing up your data is one of the best defences against ransomware attacks conducted by the opportunistic cyber criminals who continue to threaten Australian businesses, organisations, and families. Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP, said the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) continues to receive increased reports of ransomware incidents, however there are simple steps all Australians can take to protect themselves against cyberattacks.

Joint media release Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Peter Dutton MP The Morrison Government is further boosting Australia’s cyber defences to ensure our essential networks are even more secure and reliable.                                         

The Albanese Government is delivering vital upgrades to the Royal Australian Airforce’s fleet of electronic aircraft and associated ranges, strengthening the nation’s electronic attack capability. The Government is upgrading our EA-18G Growler capability through Project AIR 5349 Phase 6 - Advanced Growler, providing the RAAF with critical world leading technology for the future.

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The Albanese Labor Government is delivering cost of living relief for more Australian Defence Force (ADF) members and veterans with key changes passed today in the Federal Parliament to help them buy their own home. The $46.2 million expansion of the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme will improve access to home ownership for eligible defence personnel earlier in their careers.

Issued by Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Acting Defence Minister  Joint media release: The Hon Warran Entsch MP, Member for Leichhardt   The Morrison Government has awarded TAFE Queensland a $36 million contract to provide mariner training and support to the Navy crews of the Guardian-class Patrol Boats. The funding is being delivered as part of the Morrison Government’s $2 billion Pacific Maritime Security Program to strengthen maritime capability in the Pacific.

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The Albanese Government is investing $13 million in solar energy generation and battery storage systems at five Defence sites across the Northern Territory, as part of the nationwide Defence Renewable Energy and Energy Security Program. Under this investment, large-scale renewable energy projects will be installed at RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal, Robertson and Larrakeyah Barracks and Harts Range.

The Morrison Government is boosting the Northern Territory’s economy with a $282 million injection across two Defence projects that will create local jobs and opportunities for businesses across the Territory. The Morrison Government will establish a Regional Maintenance Centre in Darwin to support our national naval shipbuilding enterprise, with a tender for a new Industry Partner to head up the centre to be advertised in coming weeks. The establishment of a centre in Darwin reflects its status as a critical strategic location.

The Morrison Government is delivering on our commitment to expand Western Australia’s diesel storage capacity. Through the Boosting Australia’s Diesel Storage Program, the Government is backing ten projects across Australia that will support around 1,000 new jobs and a 40 per cent increase in Australia’s diesel stockholdings.  This includes a $25 million investment in Coogee Chemicals strategic storage project at Kwinana where construction on new diesel storage tanks is now underway.

The Australian Army has commenced training on the new Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) which are being delivered under the Morrison Government’s LAND 400 Phase 2 program. The 211 new Boxer 8x8 CRVs will replace Army’s Australian Light Armoured Vehicles, delivering Army a new, cutting edge capability. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, said the commencement of training brings Army a step closer to having world-class combat reconnaissance capability.

Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, tonight launched the Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) Australia’s report, which outlines the significant economic benefits of naval shipbuilding to South Australia over the coming decades. Minister Pyne welcomed the report which estimates 8000 new jobs will be created in South Australia, demonstrating the impact of the Government’s commitment to this national enterprise.

The Morrison Government has unveiled three defence capability focus areas critical to Australia’s national security that will guide the Government’s investment in the innovative ideas of Australian businesses. From 1 July 2022, the Government’s Defence Innovation Hub will seek submissions for innovations that will strengthen specific defence capabilities in the areas of guided weapons and explosive ordnance, integrated air and missile defence, and undersea warfare.

Joint Media release Phillip Thompson OAM MP, Member for Herbert  Innovative start-ups and small technology businesses that are developing bright ideas to support Australia’s defence capability have today showcased their new concepts to Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price. UNSW Canberra established Launch on Northbourne, a Defence and Security Innovation Space in the Canberra City, to give businesses the opportunity to work together on ground-breaking concepts.

The eighth rotation of Task Group Taji were officially farewelled today, at a parade at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, in front of a crowd of family and friends.  The rotation, made up of approximately 300 Brisbane-based Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, will help train the Iraqi Security Forces in their efforts to defeat Daesh. Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP said, the eighth rotation of Task Group Taji will continue to build on the legacy of previous rotations.

Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced another Australian export success with Brisbane firm, Ferra Engineering signing a contract with Thales Germany, creating up to 25 Australian jobs. Minister Pyne congratulated Ferra Engineering on being contracted for the manufacture of sub-assemblies for Phoenice, Thales’ tactical navigation radar system for submarines.

Joint media release Sen the Hon Amanda Stoker The Morrison Government has awarded a $3.3 million contract to a Brisbane robotics and AI company to develop an unmanned combat vehicle the likes of which has never been made in Australia. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price welcomed the investment in Cyborg Dynamics Engineering to develop its semi-autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV).   The contract is the company’s first with the Defence Innovation Hub.

Joint media release:  Member for Ryan, Julian Simmonds MP A leading Indigenous construction and facility maintenance business has been awarded a $3.8 million contract for works at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane, delivering a jobs boost in the Ryan electorate. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the Morrison Government’s contract with Kennelly Constructions Pty Ltd was part of its commitment to maximise Australian industry involvement in its $270 billion investment in defence capability.

Friends and family of the nearly 300 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel about to deploy to Iraq on Operation OKRA said their goodbyes during a parade at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane today. The ADF contingent, bound for the Taji Military Complex 20km north of Baghdad, consists primarily of soldiers from Brisbane’s 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) and will form the ninth rotation of Task Group Taji.

The Turnbull Government’s first priority continues to be the safety and security of Australia and its people. The 2017–18 Budget provides funding to deliver:

The Turnbull Government’s first priority continues to be the safety and security of Australia and its people. The 2017–18 Budget provides funding to deliver: on our ongoing commitments to Defence Operations around the globe, ensuring safety and security at home and secure maritime borders; the capability plans set out in the 2016 Defence White Paper through the Defence Integrated Investment Program; and the strategies outlined in the Defence Industry Policy Statement to reshape and refocus the Defence and industry partnership.

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The Albanese Government is making it easier for Australian industry to tap into a multi‑billion dollar, multi-decade opportunity in support of AUKUS and Australia’s submarine industrial base as we build, operate and maintain our future conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines. 

The Albanese Government is building a future made in Australia by helping students pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) with critical funding for educational pathways that can lead to a career in Australia’s defence industry. Ten new grants through the Schools Pathways Program will go to organisations, enabling them to collaborate with schools and educational institutions to deliver innovative programs across the STEM domains.

Assistant Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon David Fawcett today hosted Malaysia’s Deputy Defence Minister, Senator Liew Chin Tong, to discuss Australia-Malaysia defence relations. The Defence Cooperation Program with Malaysia is Australia’s oldest in South East Asia encompassing a wide range of engagement activities including training, attachments, senior visits, exercises and strategic dialogue.

Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP today congratulated 11 Australian businesses who have received a total of nearly $5 million to help them to grow our nation’s defence industry capability. The Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants program supports eligible Australian small to medium-sized companies who can provide significant contributions to our Defence industry needs.

Joint media release Assistant Treasurer & Minister for Housing, the Hon Michael Sukkar MP A prime development site on the banks of the Brisbane River has been sold, with developer Shayher Group acquiring the previously Defence-owned land for a proposed housing development. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, and Minister for Housing, the Hon Michael Sukkar MP, announced the $63 million settlement of Bulimba Barracks had occurred earlier today.

Statement from Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan on the announcement that a project to build wind farms at the site of the Battle of Bullecourt would not proceed. "What a great reminder that we will never forget," Mr Tehan said. "This is wonderful news for every Australian and especially those with a family connection to the Battle of Bullecourt. “Some 2300 Australians who died at Bullecourt have no known grave and Australians were rightly concerned about the potential impact of a construction project at the site.