Transcripts

Television Interview, ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Australian Defence Force assistance to Ukraine; Red Sea; Republic. MICHAEL ROWLAND, HOST: More Australian soldiers leave for the UK later today to help train Ukraine's defence forces as the war approaches its second anniversary next month. Australia has committed to expanding its support…

Radio interview, ABC RN Breakfast with Sally Sara

SUBJECTS: Australia’s contribution to the Combined Maritime Forces; Red Sea; Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide; Veteran support over the holiday season. SALLY SARA, HOST: Matt Thistlethwaite is the Assistant Minister for Defence and Veterans’ Affairs and he joins me now. Minister,…

Sky News Regional Breakfast

SUBJECTS: US request for assets in the Red Sea; Veterans support over the holiday season.   ASHLEA HANSON, HOST: Welcome back. Joining me live is Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite. Good morning. MATT THISTLETHWAITE, ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR DEFENCE: Good morning to you.

Television Interview, Sky News

SUBJECTS: Veterans support over the holiday season; Polling; Far North QLD floods; US request for assets in the Red Sea; Hamas-Israel conflict.

Press Conference, Open Arms Sydney

SUBJECTS: Veterans support over the holiday season; Far North QLD floods; Migration Strategy; US request for assets in the Red Sea.

Television Interview, Sky News Afternoon Agenda

SUBJECTS: Hamas-Israel conflict; Community safety; School strike; NZYQ High Court case. KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: And that was the IDF spokesperson responding to the risk of Hamas regrouping during this pause in hostilities. Let's bring in the Assistant Defence Minister, Matt Thistlethwaite, to get…

Television Interview, ABC Afternoon Briefing

SUBJECTS: COVID vaccines; Unsafe interaction with People’s Liberation Army-Navy; NZYQ High Court case. GREG JENNETT, HOST: Okay, we're about to bring in our political panel and joining us today, Shadow Health Minister Anne Ruston. Anne is in Adelaide and Assistant Defence Minister Matt…

Television Interview, Sky News First Edition

SUBJECTS: NZYQ High Court case; APEC Summit. PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Let's send it back to Canberra now. Joining us live is the Assistant Defence Minister, Matt Thistlethwaite. Matt, good to see you, as always. So, a pretty strong response from the Home Affairs Minister, Clare O'Neil, only about 15…

Press conference, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

SUBJECTS: Gifting of PAC 750 aircraft to the PNGDF, Papua New Guinea–Australia Bilateral Security Agreement.

Radio interview, ABC Far North Queensland Drive with Adam

SUBJECTS: Townsville & Cairns visit; Defence Housing Australia; Magnetic Island; PFAS contamination; Lavarack Barracks & RAAF Base Townsville; Republic. ADAM STEPHEN, HOST: Townsville, some are saying now, is the new army capital of Australia after an announcement earlier this month to see…

Radio interview, ABC North QLD Breakfast with Michael Clarke

SUBJECTS: PFAS Forum Townsville.     MICHAEL CLARKE, HOST: I was just mentioning before that there's some community consultation sessions happening in Townsville today relating to the PFAS contamination issue. It's been a long running story and affecting people living around those…

Television Interview, ABC Afternoon Briefing

SUBJECTS: Hamas-Israel conflict; Australia-European Union FTA; AUKUS / submarines; HMAS Stirling. MATTHEW DORAN, HOST: Time now for our political panel. And we're joined today by Labor frontbencher, the Assistant Defence Minister, Matt Thistlethwaite. He's in Townsville today. And Liberal…