Keywords Minister All MinistersThe Hon Tony Burke MPThe Hon Richard Marles MPThe Hon Pat Conroy MPThe Hon Matt Keogh MPThe Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP (June 2022 - July 2024)The Hon Clare O’Neil MP (June 2022 - July 2024)The Hon Peter Dutton MP (March 2021 - May 2022)The Hon Melissa Price MP (May 2019 - May 2022)The Hon Andrew Gee MP (July 2021 - May 2022)The Hon Andrew Hastie MP (December 2020 - May 2022)The Hon Darren Chester MP (March 2018 - July 2021)Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC (May 2019 - March 2021)The Hon Alex Hawke MP (May 2019 - December 2020)The Hon Christopher Pyne MP (August 2018 - May 2019)Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC (March 2019 - May 2019)Senator the Hon David Fawcett (August 2018 - May 2019)The Hon Steven Ciobo MP (August 2018 - March 2019)Senator the Hon Marise Payne (September 2015 - August 2018)The Hon Christopher Pyne MP (July 2016 - August 2018)The Hon Michael McCormack MP (December 2017 - March 2018)The Hon Dan Tehan MP (July 2016 - December 2017)The Hon Darren Chester MP (September 2015 - February 2016)The Hon Mal Brough MP (September 2015 - December 2015)The Hon Kevin Andrews MP (December 2014 - September 2015)The Hon Stuart Robert MP (September 2013 - September 2015)Senator the Hon David Johnston (October 2013 - December 2014) Date from Date to Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 29 Mar 21 Statement on Cabinet reshuffle It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as our nation’s Defence Minister since the 2019 election. I came to this portfolio acutely aware of the changing strategic circumstances in which our nation finds itself. I am very proud of what the Government, led by our Prime Minister, has achieved… Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 12 Mar 21 Statement from the Minister for Defence On Friday 5 March 2021, I publicly apologised to Ms Brittany Higgins about the comment about her to my staff on 15 February 2021. I wish to further address the comment that I made. I did not mean it in the sense it may have been understood. Given that the comment was made public, which I never… Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 7 Mar 21 Statement from the Minister for Defence On the advice of her cardiologist, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds will extend her medical leave to April 2. On Tuesday March 2 Senator Reynolds was re-assessed by her cardiologist in relation to a preexisting medical condition, which had earlier required her to take a brief period of leave. The… Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 5 Mar 21 Statement from the Minister for Defence A report in the Australian attributed some remarks to me regarding the very serious allegations made by my former staff member, Ms Brittany Higgins. I have never questioned Ms Higgins' account of her alleged sexual assault and have always sought to respect her agency in this matter. In response to… Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 3 Mar 21 Statement from the Minister for Defence A report in The Australian attributed some remarks to me regarding the very serious allegations made by my former staff member, Ms Brittany Higgins. I have never questioned Ms Higgins' account of her alleged sexual assault and have always sought to respect her agency in this matter. I… Senator the Hon Marise Payne | Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC & others 3 Mar 21 Australian Defence Force support to vaccine rollout in aged care Joint Statement: SENATOR THE HON MARISE PAYNE, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women, Acting Minister for Defence THE HON GREG HUNT MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care Over 14,000 Defence personnel, through Operation COVID-19 ASSIST, have already supported the national… Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 24 Feb 21 Statement from The Minister for Defence The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, will take a period of medical leave. This follows advice from her cardiologist relating to a pre-existing medical condition. As a precautionary measure, Minister Reynolds has this morning been admitted to a Canberra Hospital. The Prime… Dr Ng Eng Hen | Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 15 Dec 20 Joint statement from Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence of the Republic of Singapore and Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, Minister for Defence of Australia Defence Ministers of Australia and Singapore, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC and Dr Ng Eng Hen, conducted a video conference today to mark 30 years of the Singapore Armed Forces training at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, and the ratification of the Singapore-Australia Treaty on Military… Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 11 Dec 20 Joint Declaration by the ADMM-Plus Defence Ministers on Strategic Security Vision of the ADMM-Plus WE, the Defence Ministers of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America, met via videoconference on 10… Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 27 Nov 20 FPDA Defence Ministers' Joint Statement The Defence Ministers from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and United Kingdom reaffirmed their nations’ continued commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), and commended the achievements over the past 49 years as the FPDA moves towards its 50th Anniversary in 2021. The… The Hon Scott Morrison MP | Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC & others 12 Nov 20 Joint statement - Statement on IGADF Inquiry Joint statement Prime Minister, the Hon. Scott Morrison MP Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon. Peter Dutton MP A new investigative body will be established to assess and examine the findings of the Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) Afghanistan Inquiry. The Inquiry, which… Mr Kishi Nobuo | Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC 19 Oct 20 2020 Japan-Australia Defense Ministers Kishi/Reynolds Joint Statement on Advancing Defence Cooperation The Minister of Defense of Japan, Mr KISHI Nobuo, and the Australian Minister for Defence, Senator Linda Reynolds, met in Tokyo on 19 October 2020 to continue to build close bilateral defence and security ties in support of an Indo-Pacific region that is free and open, secure, inclusive and…