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UN: Security Council Meets On Libya
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:47 am | Australian Defence Force
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations human rights chief have both called on the Libyan authorities to immediately end their violent crackdown on protesters, and the Security Council is meeting today to discuss the situation in the North African ... More >>
Release of the HMAS Success Commission of Inquiry Report
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:45 am | Australian Defence Force
STEPHEN SMITH: Well, it's a very disturbing Report. I will table an edited or redacted version of the Report in Parliament later this afternoon, and following that the Chief of the Defence Force and the Chief of the Navy will outline Defence and Navy's ... More >>
Australian Government supports veterans
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:42 am | Australian Defence Force
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, and Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, David Feeney, today clarified information about support provided to veterans to attend two medals ceremonies related to the Battle of Long Tan. More >>
Statement to the Parliament on the Queensland floods
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:12 pm | Australian Defence Force
Last time the parliament sat we heard a lot of stories about the incredible work that our pilots did in terrible conditions. This question gives me an opportunity to thank the men and women who put those pilots in the air and helped to keep them ... More >>
Transcript: Interview With Fran Kelly
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 11:00 am | Australian Defence Force
TOPICS: Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan; United States Stryker Battalion rotation in Uruzgan Province; the 2010 ALP National Review Report More >>
Condolence Motion for Sapper Jamie Larcombe
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 10:45 am | Australian Defence Force
I rise to associate myself with the remarks of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in expressing condolence for Sapper Jamie Larcombe. It is another terrible blow for our nation, another tragedy for an Australian family. More >>
Statement on behalf of Larcombe family
Monday, 21 February 2011, 9:38 am | Australian Defence Force
Jamie Ronald Larcombe was born on the 14th September 1989 at Kingscote Hospital on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. More >>
Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Monday, 21 February 2011, 9:35 am | Australian Defence Force
An Australian Army combat engineer serving with Mentoring Task Force – Two (MTF-2), Sapper Jamie Larcombe, was killed in action during an engagement with insurgents in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province overnight (Australia time). More >>
Air Force Hercules crews get ready for Red Flag
Saturday, 19 February 2011, 12:49 pm | Australian Defence Force
Air Force Hercules crews have been honing their skills ahead of the world’s most realistic airborne exercise. From February 21 to March 15, they’ll participate at Exercise Red Flag 11-3 at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, facing the world’s ... More >>
Update: Afghanistan Detainee Management
Friday, 18 February 2011, 10:00 am | Australian Defence Force
Last December I announced the details of Australia’s detainee management framework in Afghanistan following the Dutch withdrawal from Uruzgan Province on 1 August 2010. More >>
Board to give expert advice on Defence Industry Innovation
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 10:15 am | Australian Defence Force
An expert board of Defence industry representatives, unions and Government agencies has been established to provide high level advice on Defence industry programs to the Federal Government. More >>
A Big Year Ahead
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 4:13 pm | Australian Defence Force
Last year at the Land Warfare Conference I told the story of a Private I met at Robertson Barracks who had just returned to Australia. More >>
Interview With Sabra Lane, AM, ABC RADIO
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 2:13 pm | Australian Defence Force
SABRA LANE: How angry were you when you found out that the Tobruk was unfit for service just days after you announced Manoora 's decommissioning and Kanimbla 's long-term unavailability. More >>
ADF Joint Task Force completes its Cyclone Yasi cleanup
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 10:48 am | Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has drawn down its forces providing support to the Queensland emergency services-led response and recovery operations in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Yasi. More >>
Anzac Ship Electronic Support System Upgrade
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 10:45 am | Australian Defence Force
The Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith MP, and the Minister for Defence Materiel, Jason Clare MP, announced today that the Government has given First Pass Approval for three major Defence capability projects: upgrades to the Anzac class frigates’ ... More >>
Team of experts to plan way forward on Amphibious Ships Flee
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 10:43 am | Australian Defence Force
The Government will appoint an independent team of experts to develop a plan to address problems in the repair and management of the amphibious and support ship fleet. More >>
Keynote address to the Australian Defence Magazine Congress
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 2:09 pm | Australian Defence Force
I thank the Australian Defence Magazine Congress Chair, and Editor of Australian Defence Magazine, Katherine Ziesing, for her introduction and for the invitation to give the keynote speech at the Eighth Annual Australian Defence Magazine Congress. More >>
Corporal Richard Atkinson farewelled
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 9:43 am | Australian Defence Force
Family, friends and fellow diggers gathered today in Launceston to honour the life of Corporal Richard Atkinson, killed in action in Afghanistan on 2 February 2011. More >>
Timor helicopter troops rotate
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 9:41 am | Australian Defence Force
After a successful six months serving with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), the men and women of Timor Leste Aviation Group – rotation 14 (TLAG 14) have returned home to Australia. More >>
New Food Innovation Centre On Defence Menu Card
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 9:38 am | Australian Defence Force
The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon today foreshadowed a new partnership focused on establishing a joint Research Centre in Food Innovation. More >>
