Statements

Christmas message

2021 has been a milestone year for Defence. After 20 years of conflict, the deployment of almost 40,000 ADF personnel, and the loss of 41 Australian lives, the NATO-led mission to Afghanistan drew to a close. Australians will never forget the service and sacrifice of ADF personnel during what…

Statement on Solomon Islands

Joint statement: Prime Minister, The Hon Scott Morrison MP Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne Solomon Islands is part of our Pacific family and is among our closest neighbours. We have been watching the ongoing protests in Honiara with concern. We…

Ten year anniversary of the Australia-United States Force Posture Initiatives

Joint statement with: Mr Lloyd Austin III,  US Secretary of Defense Today marks another milestone for the “Unbreakable Alliance” with the ten-year anniversary of the Australia – United States Force Posture Initiatives. Over the last ten years, the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Enhanced Air…

The Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations Joint Statement: An Unbreakable Alliance for Peace and Prosperity

Joint statement with: Secretary of State Antony Blinken Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs and…

Joint media statement: Australia to pursue nuclear-powered submarines through new trilateral enhanced security partnership

Joint media statement:  Prime Minister, The Hon Scott Morrison MP Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have agreed to the creation of an enhanced trilateral security partnership – AUKUS. The security…

Media statement: Seoul, Republic of Korea

Ladies and gentlemen, firstly, I want to say thank you sincerely to both Minister Chung and also to Minister Suh for co-hosting what's been a very successful and a productive Australia/Korea 2+2 meeting.

Joint Statement: Australia-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers’ 2+2 Meeting 2021

1. On 13 September 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Chung Eui-yong, and the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, Suh Wook, hosted the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and the Australian Minister for Defence, the…

Media Statement - India

Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen and good afternoon. Thank you Marise for your words, it’s been a great honour for Minister Payne and myself to be here in the distinguished company of Minister Jaishankar. Thank you very much also to Minister Singh; our two good friends and two wonderful…

Joint Statement on Inaugural India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

1. India’s Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, and Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar, welcomed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Minister for Defence, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, to New Delhi for the first India-Australia 2+2…

Seventh Indonesia-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministers 2+2 Meeting

Joint statement with: Minister Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia   1.    Australian…

Media Statement - Jakarta, Indonesia

I too want to start by saying thank you very much to our good friends, to Mr Marsudi and Mr Prabowo. Thank you very much for the warm welcome and for the very constructive engagement and the way in which we’ve been able to converse and to agree on matters of mutual interest to us. It’s been very…

Inaugural Australia-France 2+2 Ministerial Consultations

Joint Statement Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces of France Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Defence of Australia 1…