AllAustralia’s maritime defence capability to be strengthened in the north
The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for International Development and the Pacific MEDIA RELEASE Defence maritime capability and industry jobs will be bolstered in Australia’s Top End with a new contract to deliver a strategically important defence maintenance hub. NORSTA North Pty Ltd has been awarded the Regional Maintenance Provider contract for a […]
Visit to Ghana for UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting
The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MPAssistant Minister for DefenceAssistant Minister for Veterans’ AffairsAssistant Minister for the Republic MEDIA RELEASE Today I am travelling to Ghana for the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting. I look forward to meeting with ministerial counterparts across two days of talks and delivering Australia’s National Statement. The biennial event brings together […]
Travel to New Caledonia for Pacific Defence Ministers’ meeting
The Hon. Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence MEDIA RELEASE This week, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will travel to New Caledonia to participate in the annual South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM), to be hosted by France. This year marks the 10th anniversary of this key […]
New Defence space capability boosts regional security
The Hon. Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Government has entered into an agreement with the United States and the United Kingdom to further advance Australia’s defence space capabilities. At the second AUKUS Defence Ministers’ Meeting in California, Ministers spoke about accelerating capabilities that provide all three partners with timely […]
NIOA Group CEO outlines future defence industry action plan
PHOTO CAPTION: NIOA Group CEO Robert Nioa addresses the National Press Club where he unveiled a comprehensive plan for the future of Australia’s defence industry. MEDIA RELEASE The Group CEO of the biggest Australian-owned supplier of military munitions has laid out a detailed plan to mobilise the nation’s defence industrial base, emphasising “it’s time for […]
Australian Defence Force Academy billion dollar rebuild
MEDIA RELEASE Under the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will consider two new referrals from the Department of Defence. The projects are: Department of Defence – RAAF Base Learmonth Redevelopment Enabling KC-30A Operations – $662.2 million – Exmouth, Western Australia The works will deliver upgrades to the airfield […]
Sovereign, smart, sustainable: Report on developing advanced manufacturing in Australia
MEDIA RELEASE The House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources today tabled its report Sovereign, smart, sustainable: Driving advanced manufacturing in Australia. The Chair of the Committee, Mr Rob Mitchell MP, said “manufacturing has been in decline in this country since the sixties. Now is the time to turn that around and set Australia […]
US Secretary of Defense, United Kingdom and Australian Counterparts to Host Joint Press Briefing
Photo courtesy of US Department of Defense. L-R: The Hon. Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia, US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, United States, and the Right Honourable Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom. MEDIA RELEASE Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is scheduled to […]
Major boost for STEM-focused university places for SA
PHOTO CAPTION: Mitchell Building Main Campus University of Adelaide. Photo courtesy of DefenceSA and Marketing and Recruitment of University of Adelaide MEDIA RELEASE The Commonwealth Government will provide more than 1000 additional STEM-focused university places in SA from next year, to support South Australia’s endeavours in building nuclear-powered, conventionally armed submarines. The Commonwealth’s commitment will […]
NIOA announces Picatinny Arsenal tenancy
PHOTO CAPTION: Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, USA, where NIOA will take up a tenancy in a strategic move aimed at supporting allied defence capabilities. Photo credit: US Army Corps of Engineers MEDIA RELEASE The NIOA Group has taken up a tenancy at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey as it looks to strengthen allied supply […]