Transcripts

Television Interview, Afternoon Briefing

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Chinese ships heading towards Australia; low-cost visas for people from PNG. STEPHANIE BORYS: To other news today, Defence Minister, Richard Marles and Foreign Affairs Minister, Penny Wong, have met with their American counterparts in Washington, D.C. Top of the agenda was AUKUS.…

Press Conference, Sydney

SUBJECTS: MQ-28 Ghost Bat announcement; successful aerial target test; the AUKUS review. MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY PAT CONROY: MQ-28A Ghost Bat is a broadly collaborative combat aircraft. It is the first military combat aircraft designed and built in Australia in 50 years. It increases the…

Radio Interview, ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Sexual violence in ADF; defence reforms; defence exports Bridget Brennan: To politics now, because a landmark inquiry into sexual violence in the Australian Defence Force will be announced. Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy joins us now from Newcastle. Good morning, Minister, and…

Press Conference, Parliament House

SUBJECTS: Defence Reform; ADF monitoring PLA-N task group

Radio Interview, ABC Radio National

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; SUSSAN LEY SPEECH; FUEL RESERVES; DEFENCE CONVENTIONS; COP HOST, SALLY SARA: Pat Conroy is the Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs – and joins me now. Minister, welcome back to Radio National Breakfast. MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY, PAT CONROY:…

Doorstop Interview, Gwandalan, NSW

SUBJECTS: Nauru Journalist: What did you discuss in your meeting with Nauruan President David Adeang? Minister Pat Conroy: I had a very good discussion with President Adeang and it went to our broader bilateral relationship. We signed the Nauru-Australia Treaty last year which was a…

Doorstop Interview, Indo Pacific 2025

SUBJECTS: IndoPac-25; PMB-BAE AUKUS battery contract; defence exports; quantum navigation   MARK HAMMOND: Good morning ladies and gentlemen, welcome to IndoPac‑25, it is true that the capability of the Australian Defence Force stands on the shoulders of the Australian defence industry, and the…

Television Interview, Sky News

SUBJECTS: AUKUS Battery System; IndoPac Protests  Jaynie Seal: Well, Labor is preparing to unveil a major defence contract. The multimillion dollar deal, worth more than $34 million, is going to provide batteries for the AUKUS class submarines. So, the batteries will be built in South…

Television Interview, ABC Briefing

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Defence Spending; China Interaction. PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: So, let's return to the sort of defence dimensions of this big meeting. Donald Trump says AUKUS is full steam ahead. That is a significant moment for Australia considering the US President hadn't really uttered…

Joint Press Conference, PNG-Australia Ministerial Forum

SUBJECTS:  31st Australia-PNG Ministerial Forum; PNG-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty.

Press Conference, Washington DC

SUBJECTS: Meetings in the US and Korea with counterparts, Australia signs tax treaty with Ukraine, Defence spending. JIM CHALMERS, TREASURER: This is a time of great uncertainty in the global economy. This is a global economy which has been resilient so far, but which is still defined by risk. Even…

Radio Interview, ABC National Breakfast

SUBJECTS: US Visit; AUKUS; Defence Spending; Statement of Intent on Guided Weapons; Middle East.   SALLY SARA: The long-awaited meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump is now just days away, and there's much preparation underway for the high level talks in…