AllHunter Class Frigate Program passes Preliminary Design Review milestone
Photo courtesy of BAE Systems Australia MEDIA RELEASE BAE Systems’ Hunter Class Frigate Program has successfully completed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The review, which started in July, is a technical assessment that ensures the design is operationally effective and underpins the more detailed work that will now be undertaken. More than 1,800 people are […]
New legislation to unlock billions of dollars for AUKUS industry partners
The Hon. Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon. Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for International Development and the Pacific JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Albanese Government will unlock billions of dollars in investment and cut red tape for Australian Defence industry and our AUKUS partners, with the introduction of the Defence Trade […]
Launch of Defence family and domestic violence prevention and response strategy
The Hon. Matt Keogh MPMinister for Defence PersonnelMinister for Veterans’ Affairs MEDIA RELEASE Today we’re releasing the Defence Strategy for Preventing and Responding to Family and Domestic Violence 2023–2028. Family and domestic violence is incompatible with Defence’s values and behaviours of service, courage, respect, integrity and excellence, and to include and value others. Australian Defence […]
Additional university places to grow Australia’s AUKUS workforce
The Hon. Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon. Jason Clare MPMinister for Education JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Thousands more students will train at 16 Australian universities through the allocation of an additional 4,001 Commonwealth supported places in STEM courses to help grow the skilled workforce required to deliver the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pathway. […]
Exercise Global Dexterity brings heavy lifters Down Under
MEDIA RELEASE Exercise Global Dexterity 23-2 will bring together C-17A Globemaster aircraft from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia for a series of air mobility training missions. Held at RAAF Base Amberley from November 27 to December 8, the exercise will continue the close ties built in previous years between the RAAF’s No 36 […]
Plan for South Australian defence workforce revealed
Photo courtesy of DefenceSA MEDIA RELEASE Building on our proud legacy as Australia’s Defence State, the State Government has partnered with the Commonwealth Government to help the defence industry shore up the necessary pipeline of highly skilled workers required to fulfil current and horizon projects – funding workforce initiatives that help attract, upskill and retain […]
Securing continuous Naval Shipbuilding at Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia
The Hon. Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon. Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for International Development and the Pacific JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Albanese Government is securing Australia’s shipbuilding capability and investing in Western Australian defence industry through a new strategic partnership between Defence and Austal Limited at Henderson Shipyard. The […]
A $2 billion Navy maintenance contract boosts jobs and national security
The Hon. Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for International Development and the Pacific MEDIA RELEASE A $2 billion Navy maintenance contract boosts jobs and national security The Albanese Government is supporting almost a thousand defence industry jobs and strengthening national security, with a new $2 billion contract to maintain and sustain Australia’s naval fleet […]
Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with PLA-N
The Hon. Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Government has expressed its serious concerns to the Chinese Government following an unsafe and unprofessional interaction with a People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) destroyer. On Tuesday 14 November 2023, HMAS Toowoomba was in international waters inside of Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone enroute to […]
Defence thanks employers who support Reserve personnel
MEDIA RELEASE The annual Defence National Employer Support Awards recognised 44 employers of Australian Defence Force (ADF) reservists in Sydney on 21 November. Employers were recognised for their support to reservists working within their organisation, including the release of employees for periods of service where they undertake work for Defence. Chief of Personnel, Lieutenant General […]