Stuart Robert Attacks Gillard Over National Security Strategy

Jan 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Opposition Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Technology and Personnel, Stuart Robert, has attacked the Prime Minister’s statement on national security.

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Julia Gillard released the National Security Strategy statement earlier today.

Robert cited budget cuts in Defence and said the government’s actions did not match its rhetoric.

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Meet The Press: Defence Minister Stephen Smith

Nov 20, 2011

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Defence Minister Announces Review Of ADF Treatment Of Women

Apr 11, 2011

The Defence Minister, Stephen Smith, has announced that Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick will lead “an examination of the treatment of women at the Australian Defence Force Academy.”

The review will include an examination of “unhealthy drinking cultures”, the impact of social media, and a “cultural stocktake” that will look at the ADF’s codes of conduct and behaviours.

The review was announced by Smith at a press conference this afternoon. He was accompanied by the Chief of the Defence Force, Angus Houston.

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This is the text of a media release from the Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith.

Sex Discrimination Commissioner to lead review of the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Australian Defence Force

Today I announce that Ms Elizabeth Broderick, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, on behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission, will lead an examination of the treatment of women at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). [Read more...]

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Stephen Smith and Jason Clare: Defence Press Conference

Feb 01, 2011

Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare held a joint press conference today to outline defence procurement plans.

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Transcript of Stephen Smith and Jason Clare press conference.

STEPHEN SMITH:

I’m very pleased to be here with Jason Clare, the Minister for Defence Materiel. We have a range of announcements today but before I deal with those joint announcements can I just make some general remarks? We always knew that this year would be a big year for Defence particularly in terms of procurement and capability and reform in those areas but it’s already been a big year for Defence with the work that Australian Defence Force personnel have been doing, assisting in the floods in Queensland and Victoria. Can I again compliment the good work of our Defence personnel.

At its peak we had about 1900 personnel in Queensland. Currently we have a substantially smaller complement assisting in Queensland and also in Victoria and that will continue in specialised areas. [Read more...]

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AUKMIN III Communique

Jan 18, 2011

The third Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations were held at HMAS Watson in Sydney. This is the Joint Communique issued after the talks.

A joint press conference was held after the meeting by the Australian and UK Foreign Ministers, Kevin Rudd and William Hague, and the Defence Ministers, Stephen Smith and Liam Fox.

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Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations

Joint Communiqué

* The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
* The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Defence
* The Right Honourable William Hague MP, UK First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
* The Right Honourable Dr Liam Fox MP, UK Secretary of State for Defence

Sydney

18 January 2011

Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague and Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox met for the third Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN III) at HMAS Watson in Sydney on 18 January 2011. [Read more...]

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