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Radio Interview, ABC Illawarra

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; French submarine deal; Defence spending NICK RHEINBERGER [HOST]: Let’s turn our attention once again to the AUKUS deal. This is the most significant investment that Australia has ever made in defence, and it is, of course, part of a partnership between us and the UK. In this latest…

Television Interview, ABC 730

SUBJECTS: AUKUS SARAH FERGUSON, HOST: Next year an American nuclear-powered submarine, US crew, support staff, families and pets will be stationed at the Stirling Naval Base in Western Australia. Just don't call it an American base. The official name is Submarine Rotational Force West. As the date…

Radio Interview Excerpt, Drive with Oliver Peterson

Subject: AUKUS dry dock at Henderson BEGIN EXCERPT OLIVER PETERSON: 1300-22-1025 this is behind party lines. Matt Keogh and Dean Smith with us this Wednesday afternoon. Coming up after 4:00 today, do you worry that your car is spying on you, that your manufacturer is collecting your data? We're…

Australia advances AUKUS capability with dry dock design appointment

AUKUS is taking another important step, with the Albanese Government selecting a designer for the submarine contingency dry dock capability in support of Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine fleet. Leidos Gibbs and Cox Australia has been selected to lead the preliminary…

Australian steel to support Virginia-class submarine construction

Australian-made submarine grade steel will be used in the build of United States (US) Navy Virginia-class submarines for the first time, demonstrating the growing contribution Australian industry is making to the trilateral submarine industrial base under AUKUS.  Bisalloy Steel has received a…

Television Interview, Today Show

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; China missile tests; Strait of Hormuz. SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE, HOST: The AUKUS alliance is in focus this morning following high-level talks held in Washington. Joining us live from Washington D.C. is Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy. Minister, good morning. You've met with…

Doorstop, Washington DC

SUBJECTS: AUKUS, Virginia-class construction rate, Autonomous vessel development, China relationship.  MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY PAT CONROY: Good morning, everyone. We all set? Well, it's great to be here in Washington, D.C. again for a visit firmly focused on Aussie industry and…

Joint Communiqué of the 15th Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee Meeting

Joint Communiqué with

Joint Press Conference, Adelaide

Subjects: Australia-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, Protocol on Economic Resilience and Essential Supplies, fuel supply, Middle East conflict, regional resilience, US tariffs.

Australia and Singapore sign landmark Protocol on Economic Resilience and Essential Supplies

Australia and Singapore have signed a new Protocol on Economic Resilience and Essential Supplies under the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement, strengthening cooperation on energy security, critical supply chains and trade. The Agreement delivers on the commitment made by Prime Minister…

Travel to The United States

This week I am travelling to Washington D.C, Charleston and Tucson for meetings and engagements to strengthen co-operation with the United States. This trip is about building opportunities for Australian industry and jobs, building supply chain resilience and seeing progress on our investment in…

Radio Interview, ABC Radio Adelaide

SUBJECTS: AUKUS, Labor national conference, US tariffs. NIKOLAI BEILHARZ: One of the big announcements around that is the latest stage of the preparations for AUKUS. $4.6 billion has been allocated to the further construction of the AUKUS shipyard where the nuclear-powered submarines will…