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Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, will visit France from 23-26 April to represent the Government of Australia at the...
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United States Marine Corps personnel are arriving in the Northern Territory to commence the eighth rotation of the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D).
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A number of community grants have been announced today for not-for-profit community groups providing support to Australian Defence Force families.
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The IT equipment the Navy uses on its ships will receive a major overhaul worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Minister for Defence Industry, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC have announced receipt of the...
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Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, together with Minister for Defence Industry, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, announced the arrival of the..
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A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) maritime task group has commenced AUSINDEX, a major bienial bilateral exercise, with the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam, India.
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A Hunter-based company will help keep the Joint Strike Fighter in the air after winning a contract to manufacture parts for the engine that...
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The Morrison Government has approved Project AIR 6000 Phase 3 to acquire a range of new weapons and countermeasures for the F-35A Joint Strike...
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The Australian Government’s recent boost to security in the Pacific has been demonstrated by the gifting of a Guardian-class patrol boat, the...
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The Morrison Government has announced an extension to Airbus Australia Pacific’s through-life support (TLS) contract for the Australian Army’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH).
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The Morrison Government’s number one priority is keeping Australians safe and secure. The 2019–20 Budget sees continued strong...
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The Government is pleased to announce the STS Young Endeavour replacement project is progressing and will be due for consideration by Cabinet later this year.
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The Australian Defence Force’s Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) has successfully achieved Initial Operating Capability.
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Australian companies and universities continue to show a high level of interest in the Attack class submarine program.
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The Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE 19) Joint Task Force has departed Sri Lanka following Australia’s largest Defence engagement activity with the nation.
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This week, the Foreign, Trade and Defence Ministers will host their Singaporean counterparts for the 11th Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC) meeting in Sydney.
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The Government is pleased to announce that Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC, will be Australia’s next Chief of Air Force. The appointment was made...
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Defence has invested $4 million in a new solar power facility at the Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station near Geraldton, Western Australia.
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The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Industry, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, today...
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EVERY architect knows that for a building to pass the test of time it must have a strong foundation. In education, our children also need...
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Christopher Pyne's vision for higher education
Op Ed originally appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on 26 May 2014. Available online: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/christopher-pynes-vision-for-higher-education-20140525-zrniw.html
With images of protesters – who ...
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THE students who identified themselves as from the Socialist Alternative protesting on Monday night’s Q and A program highlight how important it is that all...
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In 1914, with the outbreak of war with Germany, the Australian government recruited 20,000 Australians from the recently federated states and territories to fight together...
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Originally appeared on page 18 of The Adelaide Advertiser on 26/03/2014 Labor has stolen the Treasury benchesChristopher Pyne IT is beyond question that under the...
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THERE is nothing more frustrating than trying to speak to people in a language they just cannot, or will not, understand.
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The key driver of all education policy across the Commonwealth, states and territories, government and nongovernment sectors should be improving student outcomes.
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With more than half of all homeless people under the age of 24, homelessness disproportionately affects our children and youth. As Shadow Minister for Education...
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Originally published in Haaretz, Israeli Daily Newspaper. Australian MPs pick up torch in fight against global anti-SemitismAll 105 federal Liberal MPs and senators join the...
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Originally published as an op-ed in The Advertiser on 5 April 2012. PEOPLE in South Australia are rightly questioning why Federal Labor is splashing...
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Original article in The Daily Telegraph by Miranda Devine. THE most despicable thing about the “I give a Gonski” ads on TV is their dishonest...
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Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 30 January 2013. The Parliament is controlled and defined by the government, the example set by...
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(Originally published in The Australian) LOOKING at a list of top performing schools, the tendency for government and policy makers is to seek among them...
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SUBJECTS: AFP inquiry into Australia Day riot
E&OE………
Jon Faine: What would an enquiry achieve?
Christopher Pyne: Well the enquiry would achieve a number of things. Firstly, it ...
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OVER the past few months, Labor's standard attack on Tony Abbott has been that he's "too negative". They've even published a pamphlet about the ...
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The Constitution makes the only prerequisite to form a government in Australia the ability to control a majority of the elected members on the floor…
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Ross Fitzgerald - The Daily Telegraph – January 05, 201212:00AM OVER the past few months, Labor's standard attack on Tony Abbott has been that he's...
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Cost of living increases have battered South Australians over the past few years. Electricity prices in particular have hit many people hard.
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The joint facilities we operate with the United States, such as the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap, as well as the Australian facilities that...
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests.
It’s a great honour to be here at the seventh annual Fullerton Forum.
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Address to the Australian Financial Review National Security & Intelligence Summit, Canberra
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Thank you very much Christopher it’s a great pleasure to be here at Gilbert and Tobin thanks very much for hosting us, I should also...
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It’s a pleasure to join you today for the official opening of the International Conference on Science and Innovation for Land Power.
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Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Rick Burr and Bronwyn. General Robert Brown, Commanding General of the United States Army Pacific, and Patti, welcome.
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It’s a great pleasure to be here today to open SCINDICATE, an event, which brings together our Defence scientists and our partners in industry and...
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SUBJECTS: Naval Group and ASC; ship building program in Australia; Georgina Downer; Jim Bonner; female candidates
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SUBJECTS: Banking Royal Commission;Border Protection; Climate Change and Energy Policy
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SUBJECTS: Civilian casualties in fight against Daesh; banking royal commission findings; Retirees; federal election
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