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F-35 Induction, Williamtown NSW

GABBY COSTIGAN, CEO BAE SYSTEMS: Good morning everybody. Thank you so much for joining us today. We’ve had a fantastic morning here with the Prime Minister of Australia, the Minister for Defence and the Minister for Defence Industry, celebrating a truly fantastic milestone in the journey of the F-…

Interview with Neil Mitchell – 3AW

Topics: ADF support to Victoria, hotel quarantine.   NEIL MITCHELL:  Now, 50 ADF personnel landed in Melbourne overnight, part of an expanded deployment to help with hotel quarantine. The Premier sent off a new request for help on January 29, which is good, which is good. He wouldn’t do…

Interview on the Today Show, Karl Stefanovic

Topics: ADF support to Victoria, hotel quarantine, Joint Strike Fighter F-35 program   KARL STEFANOVIC: Defence troops summoned to Victoria to assist with hotel quarantine have failed to arrive. An eleventh hour flight cancellation delaying efforts to support the state's hotel quarantine…

Interview on Sunrise

Topics: ADF support to Victoria, hotel quarantine.   SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE: Victoria's hotel quarantine system will receive a major boost this morning after their flight was turned back at the 11th hour last night. The first wave of ADF personnel are expected to fly into Melbourne to bolster…

Interview with Liam Bartlett– 6PR

Topics: US Alliance, South China Sea, Submarines ***Check against delivery***   LIAM BARTLETT: The Federal Defence Minister and WA Senator, Linda Reynolds, has this morning had her first meeting with her US counterpart. Freshly minuted under the new Biden administration, Lloyd J Austin III is…

Press Conference, Henderson Naval Base, WA

***Check against delivery*** LINDA REYNOLDS: Today is yet another great day for shipbuilding here in the great state of Western Australia. I’m delighted to be back here in the Henderson shipyard in my own home state of Western Australia to make a series of new announcements. Through the Morrison…

Interview Sunrise with Monique Wright and Matt Doran

Topics: ADF support to Victoria, IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry ***Check against delivery*** MOMONIQUE WRIGHT: Well, the Victorian Premier has slammed the ADF saying that he's disappointed with the lack of support. Daniel Andrews requested up to 300 Defence Force personnel to assist with the border…

Today Show with David Campbell & Belinda Russell

Topics: ADF support to Victoria ***Check against delivery*** DAVID CAMPBELL: Joining us now is Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds in Perth. Good morning, Minister. You offered the Victorian Premier 50 personnel for planning and logistic support, is that going to be enough?

Press Conference with Minister Linda Reynolds and Minister Melissa Price - F35 Industry Event

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Doorstop - Parliament House

Topics: ADF support to Victoria, Belt and Road Initiative, Brereton Report ***Check against delivery***   SEN LINDA REYNOLDS:

Interview - Sunrise - Samantha Armytage

Topics: ADF support to Victoria, China relationship, Brereton Report ***Check against delivery***   SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE: Now, Australian defence force troops have arrived in Melbourne ready to assist with the State's revamped hotel quarantine system. 172 personnel have been flown in to work…

Interview with Kieran Gilbert

KIERAN GILBERT: Defence minister, Linda Reynolds, thanks very much for your time. Will the group citation, the meritorious conduct citation, for the Special Operation Task Group that served in Afghanistan be revoked? LINDA REYNOLDS: Well, good morning, Kieran. And, look, firstly, let me address the…