Statements

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…

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…

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…

IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry findings

The men and women who serve in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have earned our respect for keeping us safe in an ever-changing world.We ask a lot of every person who puts on the Defence uniform and the last 20 years has seen one of the highest operational tempos in our military history.During…

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…

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…

Five Eyes Defence Ministers’ Meeting Statement

Canada’s Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, chaired a videoconference of defence ministers from the Five Eyes nations - Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, on 15-16 October 2020. New Zealand was represented by a senior official, due to the New…

Statement on the transfer of sensitive Afghan prisoners to Qatar

Joint statement: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne   Afghan Army deserter Hekmatullah, who murdered three off-duty Australian soldiers in 2012 in a cold-blooded crime of betrayal, is being transferred to a detention facility in Qatar by the Government of Afghanistan…

ADF support to Victoria

Throughout the pandemic the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been postured to respond to requests for support from the states and territories at very short notice.  From 21 March 2020, ADF planning teams were established in every state and territory to rapidly facilitate any requests for…

Joint Statement - Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2020

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds on July 28 in Washington for the 30th Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN 2020).  During their discussions, the…

Defence in space: securing the new frontier

Most Australians would be unaware of how much we rely on space technology to power our everyday lives. From my morning walk using a fitness app, to my video conferences with defence ministers around the globe, to creating and transmitting this very piece of writing – it all relies on space…

Joint statement - AUSMIN 2020: Australia's enduring ties with the US are a strong union of shared values

Joint statement Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC & Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne Australia has many friends, old and new. In the strategically uncertain 21st century, we are looking to widen and deepen our friendships across the Indo-…