Keywords Minister All MinistersThe Hon Tony Burke MPThe Hon Richard Marles MPThe Hon Pat Conroy MPThe Hon Matt Keogh MPThe Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP (June 2022 - July 2024)The Hon Clare O’Neil MP (June 2022 - July 2024)The Hon Peter Dutton MP (March 2021 - May 2022)The Hon Melissa Price MP (May 2019 - May 2022)The Hon Andrew Gee MP (July 2021 - May 2022)The Hon Andrew Hastie MP (December 2020 - May 2022)The Hon Darren Chester MP (March 2018 - July 2021)Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC (May 2019 - March 2021)The Hon Alex Hawke MP (May 2019 - December 2020)The Hon Christopher Pyne MP (August 2018 - May 2019)Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC (March 2019 - May 2019)Senator the Hon David Fawcett (August 2018 - May 2019)The Hon Steven Ciobo MP (August 2018 - March 2019)Senator the Hon Marise Payne (September 2015 - August 2018)The Hon Christopher Pyne MP (July 2016 - August 2018)The Hon Michael McCormack MP (December 2017 - March 2018)The Hon Dan Tehan MP (July 2016 - December 2017)The Hon Darren Chester MP (September 2015 - February 2016)The Hon Mal Brough MP (September 2015 - December 2015)The Hon Kevin Andrews MP (December 2014 - September 2015)The Hon Stuart Robert MP (September 2013 - September 2015)Senator the Hon David Johnston (October 2013 - December 2014) Date from Date to The Hon Pat Conroy MP 6 Dec 23 Address to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Minister for Defence Industry, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women… The Hon Pat Conroy MP 28 Nov 23 Address to the National Press Club Acknowledgements I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the land we meet on and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. As Minister for Defence Industry, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 22 Nov 23 Launching the Australian Navy Cadets (ANC) Cadet Youth Development Continuum I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land and waters where we meet today, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and I pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Assistant Minister for Defence, Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Assistant… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 17 Nov 23 Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Industry Briefing: Defence Estate Audit I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and I pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Assistant Minister for Defence, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 7 Nov 23 Official opening of the inaugural Navy Life Expo I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Gadigal people of Eora Nation, and pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Assistant Minister for Defence, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and… The Hon Richard Marles MP 7 Nov 23 Address to the Indo-Pacific Sea Power Conference Can I start by acknowledging the Gadigal people, that traditional owners of the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to their elders past and present. Can I acknowledge Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, the Chief of Royal Australian Navy. Can I acknowledge Vice Admiral Rtd. Tim Barrett who is… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 6 Nov 23 Indo-Pacific 2023 Admiral's Reception Thank you Uncle Shane for your Welcome to Country, and I too acknowledge the Gadigal people of Eora Nation and pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Assistant Minister for Defence, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 3 Nov 23 Official Opening of the Kokoda Gallery & World War II Exhibition, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Good evening. I would like to acknowledge the Honourable James Marape MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. The Honourable Isi Henry Leonard MP, the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. On a grassy knoll, in the heart of the Owen Stanley… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 2 Nov 23 Ceremonial gifting of PAC 750 aircraft to the PNGDF (Acknowledgements omitted) It is wonderful to be back in Port Moresby. And it is a great pleasure to be with you today at the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Air Transport Wing, to celebrate this milestone in our defence relationship. It is the capstone on a year that has seen the defence… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 20 Oct 23 Address to Australian Defence Information and Electronic Systems Association members I wish to acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. As the Assistant Minister for Defence and the Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, I also pay my… The Hon Richard Marles MP 18 Oct 23 Address to the Opening of the Seoul Defence Dialogue 2023 I’d like to thank Minister Shin for hosting me in Seoul and allowing me the honour of addressing the 2023 Seoul Defense Dialogue in such esteemed company as Ban Ki-Moon. Arriving this morning into Seoul, it’s hard not to see this glittering city as an embodiment of Korea’s national story: a… The Hon Richard Marles MP 16 Oct 23 Condolence Motion - Deaths of Danniel Lyon, Maxwell Nugent, Joseph Phillip Laycock & Alexander Naggs Sudden tragedy is arresting. It is literally unbelievable. There is an almost tangible feeling that the person who walked through the door yesterday will walk through the door again tomorrow. And this is all the more so when that tragedy is playing out in public. When unexpected and unfamiliar…