Speeches

Minister for Defence - Opening address to the Submarine Institute of Australia Biennial conference, Fremantle WA

Acknowledgments Mr Peter Horobin, President of the Submarine Institute of Australia His Excellency Par Ahlberger, Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden My State colleague Minister Joe Francis VADM Tim Barrett, Chief of Navy, RAN VADM Simon Lister, Chief of Material, Royal Navy RADM Phil Sawyer, Commander…

Minister for Defence – Address to the American Chamber Of Commerce in Australia

Let me acknowledge my two very dear friends Teresa Gambaro and Bridget McKenzie, my two colleagues from Parliament, lovely to see you here at this event, it’s a very important subject to Australia and I’ve very pleased that you’re both here. Also my good friend Ambassador John Berry, I’m glad…

Minister for Defence - Australian Business Industry Group

It’s a great pleasure to be here today. Before I spell out the Government’s priorities in the defence portfolio today, I would like to start by thanking Graeme Dunk and his team for the support your group provides to business. To those of you from our industry, thank you. Thank you for what you do…

Minister for Defence - Defence and Industry Conference 2014

DEFENCE+INDUSTRY CONFERENCE 2014   ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE   0910 HRS, 29 JULY 2014 OPENING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS His Excellency Shmuel Ben-Shmuel, Israeli Ambassador The German Ambassador to Australia, Dr Christoph Mueller Deputy Premier of South Australia, Minister John Rau MP Senator…

Minister for Defence - Speech - Alliance 21 Conference, United States Studies Centre, Australian War Memorial

Governor-General, His Excellency General, the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, United States Ambassador, John Berry, Daniel R Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Major-General Richard Simcock, Deputy Commander, US Marine Corps Forces Pacific my former…

Minister for Defence – Opening address - Defence Women in Peace and Security Conference

Thank you for inviting me to open the 2014 Defence Women in Peace and Security Conference. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you here today. I acknowledge CDF General David Hurley, VCDF AIRMSHL Mark Binskin, and my colleague Senator the Honourable Michealia Cash, Assistant Minister…

Minister for Defence - Speech to the Japan National Press Club, Tokyo

I’m delighted to be here to given the opportunity to address the Japan National Press Club, and to be in Tokyo more broadly for the 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers’ meeting. Security and defence cooperation with Japan is an important pillar in our bilateral relationship and builds upon the 2007…

Minister for Defence - Speech - Address for the ASPI conference

It is a pleasure to be here today and those of you who know me will appreciate the strong interest I have in submarines. Submarines are a highly potent asymmetric capability of strategic importance to this country.  Their importance is unlikely to abate, rather they will grow in significance.…

Minister for Defence - Speech - Jakarta International Defence Dialogue

SENATOR THE HON DAVID JOHNSTON MINISTER FOR DEFENCE Jakarta International Defence Dialogue Jakarta 1400, 19 March 2014 Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. REKAN-REKAN SEKALIAN SELAMAT SIANG This is my second official visit to Indonesia as Minister for Defence and it is an honour to be…

Minister for Defence - Speech - Australian Defence Magazine Congress 2014

Defence and Industry - a new deal is forged Thanks Mike, to Katherine Ziesing and her team at ADM, thank you for the congress and I look forward to the good news next week I think about the arrival of number two. To your sponsors thank you too for the support you have given to defence industry and…

Minister for Defence - Address to the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies

    SENATOR THE HON DAVID JOHNSTON MINISTER FOR DEFENCE   DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES COURSE CENTRE FOR DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES SHEDDEN BUILDING, WESTON, CANBERRA   0800 to 0900 HRS – TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2014 Ladies and Gentlemen. This year represents a unique…

Minister for Defence - Kokoda Foundation Annual Dinner - Rydges Hotel Canberra

Thanks very much to Kokoda for the invitation. US Ambassador John Berry, lovely to see you as always; Japanese Ambassador Akimoto San; Commander of the US Pacific Fleet Admiral Harry Harris; delighted to meet you tonight and see you here in Canberra; David Irvine, the Director General of ASIO; VCDF…