Transcripts

Radio Interview, 6PR Perth Radio

SUBJECTS: Defence Workforce Plan; Overseas Made Electric Vehicles. GARY ADSHEAD, HOST: Okay, let's go to Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh who joins us on the line. G'day, Matt. MINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE PERSONNEL, MATT KEOGH: Hey, Gary, good…

Doorstop Interview, Canberra

SUBJECTS: Defence satellite communications; AUKUS; Defence estate.  JOURNALIST: You cancelled JP9102, which was set to be vital for the integrated force and said the government now wants a multi-orbit system. Will that include a network of GEO-stationary satellites which are used by our…

In Conversation, Submarine Institute of Australia Conference, Canberra

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Nuclear-powered submarine workforce; Defence industry; Licence-free export reforms. 

Radio Interview, ABC Perth

SUBJECTS: Defence Workforce Plan. NADIA MITSOPOULOS, HOST: I do now want to go to Matt Keogh, who's the Minister for Defence Personnel. Good morning, Minister, and thank you for joining me. MINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE PERSONNEL, MATT KEOGH: Hi, Nadia, it's great to…

Doorstop Interview, Parliament House, Canberra

SUBJECTS: Defence Workforce Plan; Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Television Interview, Sky News

SUBJECTS: Defence Workforce Plan; Defence Estate; Support for Ukraine. KENNY HEATLEY, HOST: The Albanese Government will spend a further $600 million in an attempt to retain the Defence workforce. The Federal Government is offering $40,000 bonuses to personnel who sign on for another three…

Doorstop interview, Parliament House, Canberra

SUBJECTS: Defence Workforce Plan; ADF recruitment and retention; US election; AUKUS

Radio interview, ABC RN Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Defence Workforce Plan; Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. STEVE CANANNE, HOST: Recruitment and retention have posed a significant challenge for the Australian Defence Force. To counter this, the Federal Government has been offering Defence Force personnel $50,…

Television interview, ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Defence Workforce Plan; ADF recruitment and retention; Support for Ukraine; Satellite communications; Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator; US Election. CATHERINE MURPHY, HOST: The Government is spending almost $600 million on a recruitment and retention package for the ADF.…

Television interview, Today Show

SUBJECTS: US Election; AUKUS; 2024 Defence Workforce Plan; Support for Ukraine; Passing of Fay Marles AM  HOST, KARL STEFANOVIC: Well, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles joins us now live from Canberra. Hey, Richard, it's great to see you, my friend. Donald Trump- tariffs- how does that go…

Television Interview, Sunrise

SUBJECTS: US Election; Parliamentarian travel.  MATT SHIRVINGTON, HOST: Well, the US-Australia alliance is looking a little shaky ahead of the American election after old footage of the Prime Minister has resurfaced. In this clip from 2017, Anthony Albanese admitted that Donald Trump…

National Press Club Address Q&A

SUBJECTS: Making Australian safer: A reshaping of defence strategy in the missile age. ANDREW TILLETT: Thanks very much, Minister. In your sort of closing there you talked about the time is now to build up stockpiles. But as you’ve acknowledged in your speech, the Kongsberg factory near…