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 Richard Marles MP 27 Jun 23 Speech - Royal Military College Duntroon Graduation Parade I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. As the Minister for Defence, I also pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 21 Jun 23 Address to the Australian Defence Magazine Congress I begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the Canberra area, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, and pay my respect 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 Pat Conroy MP 14 Jun 23 Defence Industry in a post-DSR world Can I begin by acknowledging that we meet on the land of the Ngunnawal people and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging and thank you for that beautiful welcome to country Aunty Janette. I won’t go through the full acknowledgements list – it’s very impressive. I will acknowledge my… The Hon Richard Marles MP 6 Jun 23 Opening remarks at the Pacific Fusion Centre Can I acknowledge the Honourable, Ishmael Kalsakau the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, the Honourable Jotham Napat, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vanuatu, His Excellency Michael Aroi, Nauru’s High Commissioner to Fiji but particularly in the context of today, the Chair of the Foreign… The Hon Richard Marles MP 4 Jun 23 Speech - Shangri-La Dialogue Plenary Session Seven Thank you to the International Institute for Strategic Studies for hosting this valuable event. This time last year I was here at the Shangri-La Dialogue for the first time as Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. It was just three weeks after the Australian Labor Government… The Hon Richard Marles MP 22 May 23 News Corp's Defending Australia, Australian War Memorial Acknowledgements omitted. One year ago tomorrow the Albanese Government took office. And it has been a transformational 12 months. This time last year it was all very different. Our country was drifting in a sea of broken relationships: with major powers; with countries which should be our friends… The Hon Richard Marles MP 17 May 23 Speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia I would like to begin by acknowledging the Kaurna people, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet this morning, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. Thank you to the American Chamber of Commerce and April Palmerlee for hosting this event. I’m thrilled to be among so many… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 12 May 23 Address to the Defence Connect Budget Lunch, Parliament House, ACT I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today 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 served our nation in the… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 4 May 23 Address to the Smart Energy Council Conference On It’s fantastic to be meeting with you here this morning on Gadigal land. I acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the traditional owners – and pay my respect to their Elders, past and present. It’s a privilege to here alongside scientists, innovators, industry leaders and so many… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 26 Apr 23 Anzac Day Wreath Laying Ceremony - Bullecourt, France On 25 April 1917, a Sydney newspaper reflected on the burgeoning Anzac tradition. It said it was, “a tradition to be treasured. It means much in a time of crisis.” Two years after the landings on Gallipoli, Australia and the world remained in a state of crisis. Across the country,… The Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP 26 Apr 23 Anzac Day Dawn Service - Villers-Bretonneux, France In 1918, at her home in Botany, Sydney, Jessie Hickson received a knock on the door. A clergyman delivered the news that every parent of the time dreaded. Jessie’s son had been killed in action in the Great War. Private Warwick Hickson was an organ builder who became a soldier in June 1916. … The Hon Pat Conroy MP 25 Apr 23 Anzac Day Dawn Service, Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea “They never gave up the fight. They never admitted defeat. They never asked for help.” These were the words of war correspondent Osmar White writing from the Kokoda Track in September 1942. The Kokoda Track bore witness to some of the most desperate and vicious fighting encountered by Australian…