Statements

Additional military assistance to Ukraine

Joint media statement: Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP   The Australian Government will provide further military support to Ukraine in response to Russia’s brutal, unrelenting and illegal invasion, at the request of the Ukrainian Government and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. To…

Additional support to Ukraine

Joint media statement: Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women, the Hon Marise Payne Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, The Hon Dan Tehan MP Minister for Resources and Water, The Hon Keith Pitt MP Minister for Immigration, Citizenship,…

Australian support to Ukraine

Joint media statement: Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP   Australia will provide significant additional military assistance and emergency humanitarian support to help the people of Ukraine following the brutal invasion by Russia. Australia stands in solidarity with our friends and…

Economic measures against Russia and lethal military equipment for Ukraine

Joint statement with: Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP The Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP, Treasurer Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia The Australian Government is deeply concerned at Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, which is a…

Defence surges to support aged care sector

Joint media statement: Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services and Minister for Sport, Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck The Morrison Government will deploy up to 1,700 Australian…

Joint media statement: AUKMIN 2022

Joint media statement:  Prime Minister, The Hon Scott Morrison MP Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne On 21 January 2022, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Senator the Hon Marise Payne and Minister for Defence…

Christmas message

2021 has been a milestone year for Defence. After 20 years of conflict, the deployment of almost 40,000 ADF personnel, and the loss of 41 Australian lives, the NATO-led mission to Afghanistan drew to a close. Australians will never forget the service and sacrifice of ADF personnel during what…

Statement on Solomon Islands

Joint statement: Prime Minister, The Hon Scott Morrison MP Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne Solomon Islands is part of our Pacific family and is among our closest neighbours. We have been watching the ongoing protests in Honiara with…

Ten year anniversary of the Australia-United States Force Posture Initiatives

Joint statement with: Mr Lloyd Austin III,  US Secretary of Defense Today marks another milestone for the “Unbreakable Alliance” with the ten-year anniversary of the Australia – United States Force Posture Initiatives. Over the last ten years, the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and…

The Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations Joint Statement: An Unbreakable Alliance for Peace and Prosperity

Joint statement with: Secretary of State Antony Blinken Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs and…

Joint media statement: Australia to pursue nuclear-powered submarines through new trilateral enhanced security partnership

Joint media statement:  Prime Minister, The Hon Scott Morrison MP Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Senator the Hon Marise Payne Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have agreed to the creation of an enhanced trilateral security partnership –…

Media statement: Seoul, Republic of Korea

Ladies and gentlemen, firstly, I want to say thank you sincerely to both Minister Chung and also to Minister Suh for co-hosting what's been a very successful and a productive Australia/Korea 2+2 meeting.