Transcripts

Interview - ABC Radio Newcastle - PFAS

PAUL BEVAN: The federal government has responded to the recommendations of this joint standing committee report. They had an enquiry into the management of PFAS contamination in and around Defence bases. You might have heard about the report yesterday. I spoke to ABC Newcastle's Ben Millington. He…

IFRS UAAV Navy Paper Launch

Simon, thanks for that introduction. I could almost hear the questions from many of you saying: what would an army experimental test pilot be doing talking to a group of people about maritime allocations of unmanned vehicles? Both elements seem to be a bit contradictory, but as Paul Mandziy will…

Remarks at Opening of New Joint Cyber Security Centre in Adelaide

ALISTAIR MACGIBBON: The last thing I'd say about this centre is it's also the first of our jointly co-located centres with AustCyber, which is the cyber security [indistinct]. And we will hear from Michelle, the CEO later. But it's an important one because it’s then bringing the start-up, scale-up…

DTC Award Night Speech

I think the introduction was almost longer than the time allocated for me to speak, so I will be brief. There is a long list of distinguished guest who have been acknowledged. I acknowledge you and welcome you. I'd particularly like to say thank you to the board of the DTC and to Margot and her…

Announcement of the winner of the 2018 Minister's award for achievement in Defence Science

Thank you for that. The CDF (*), High Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is good to be here with you. Now, Alex said that the film you saw earlier, they couldn't have made a few years ago. And that is true. In fact, a few years ago, recommendation 2.16 of the First Principles Review almost…

Armistice breakfast speech

DAVID FAWCETT:                Welcome. I know a number of guests who have been recognised already so I won't run through the list except to say welcome. But particularly to Keith Payne and to other members who are or who…

Doorstop Interview with the German Minister of Defence, Ursula von der Leyen

MINISTER PYNE:  Well thank you very much for coming along to this press conference this afternoon with myself and the German Defence Minister. It’s my great pleasure to welcome the Minister to Parliament House, to Australia where of course she has been a regular friend of Marise Payne, my…

Doorstop - Larrakeyah Defence Precinct

Subjects: PRIED testing in Darwin; defence industry funding in the NT STEVEN CIOBO: Well it’s terrific to be here in Darwin and to see the expansion of, potentially, defence capability. What we're seeing today – and what we witnessed today – was the trial of new technology that's being developed…

Doorstop: Introduction of the Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018, Canberra

CHRISTIAN PORTER:        Well, good morning everyone and thanks for being here. I'm here obviously with Marise Payne, the Minister for Defence, and today's announcement is with respect to a significant change, but perhaps not an overdue change, to the threshold…

Australian War Memorial Unit Citation for Gallantry – Fire Supports Bases Coral and Balmoral

DARREN CHESTER: Well it’s terrific to be here this morning with the Chief of Army for the Commemorations of the 50th Anniversary of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral. And in particular today we commemorate the battles which saw some of the heaviest fighting in the Vietnam War.…

Full cycle docking at Henderson

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2+2 Press conference with Defence Minister Marise Payne, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, and Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu

JULIE BISHOP            Defence Minister Payne and I are truly delighted to welcome Ministers Marsudi and Ryacudu here for the purposes of our annual 2-Plus-2 meeting. Indeed, we noted that it’s the third time that four ministers have been…