- Defence signs major maintenance contract with Transfield Services [Press Releases]Department of Defence Media Release Defence Media Release 3 May 2013 Defence signs major maintenance contract with Transfield Services (Australia) The Department of Defence has signed a major Land Materiel Maintenance (LMM) contract with Transfield Services (Australia). The contract is for an initial term of six years, with five one-yearDate: 03/05/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2415144 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- Exercise BERSAMA SHIELD concludes [Press Releases]Department of Defence Media Release Defence Media Release 19 April 2013 Exercise BERSAMA SHIELD concludes Exercise BERSAMA SHIELD 2013 was conducted on the South China Sea, Singapore and the Malaysian Peninsula between 8-18 April. Australia was the only nation to deploy a submarine in support of Exercise BERSAMA SHIELD 13.Date: 19/04/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2382167 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- Department of Defence Media Release 18 April 2013 Defence awards Telstra six-year contract for enhanced telecommunications Defence has signed a $1.1 billion contract with Telstra for the provision of telecommunications services. The six-and-a-half year contract will enable Defence to transform its communications technology including better integrating fixed telecommunications with satelliteDate: 18/04/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2379806 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- Navy Taskforce returns home for Anzac Day [Press Releases]Department of Defence Media Release Defence Media Release 18 April 2013 Navy Taskforce returns home for Anzac Day The Commander of the Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Tim Barrett, AM, CSC, RAN joined families welcoming home members of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150), who have returned from the Middle East afterDate: 18/04/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2382093 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- Successful rotation for the Special Operations Task Group comes to an end The most recent rotation for the Special Operations Task Group has come to an end, with a number of major successes over the last seven months. The SOTG Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel I, praised the outcomes achieved byDate: 07/03/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2279989 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- Lifting of gender restrictions in the Australian Defence Force [Press Releases]Department of Defence Media Release Defence Media Release 1 February 2013 Lifting of gender restrictions in the Australian Defence Force Current serving female Australian Defence Force (ADF) members now have the opportunity to work in most positions in the ADF provided they have the ability to meet all the demandsDate: 01/02/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2207882 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- HMAS Anzac completes third tour of duty [Press Releases]Department of Defence Media Release Defence Media Release 26 January 2013 HMAS Anzac completes third tour of duty Senator Matt Thistlethwaite, representing the Minister for Defence Stephen Smith, along with the Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Tim Barrett AM CSC RAN, welcomed home HMAS Anzac from a six-month deployment toDate: 26/01/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2199374 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- Chief of the Defence Force attends BRITANZ meeting in New Zealand [Press Releases]Department of Defence Media Release Defence Media Release 24 January 2013 Chief of the Defence Force attends BRITANZ meeting in New Zealand The Chief of the Defence Force, General David Hurley, has met with his counterparts from New Zealand and the United Kingdom for the biennial BRITANZ meeting, held onDate: 24/01/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2199373 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- Dr Kelly addresses UN Security Council as peacekeeping resolution passes unanimously [Press Releases]Dr Kelly addresses UN Security Council as peacekeeping resolution passes unanimously 23 January 2013 Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Dr Mike Kelly addressed the United Nations Security Council in New York on Monday, before the 15-member body unanimously endorsed a resolution calling for a “multidimensional approach” to peacekeeping—the first such resolutionDate: 23/01/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2181236 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- VCDF visits Australian troops in the Middle East [Press Releases]22 January 2013 VCDF visits Australian troops in the Middle East Vice Chief of the Defence Force Air Marshal Mark Binskin has just completed a visit to Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates. Air Marshal Binskin met with Australian, Afghan and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) senior leaders at TarinDate: 22/01/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2179451 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- Three Australian Special Forces soldiers wounded in Uruzgan province [Press Releases]Defence Media Release 22 January 2013 Three Australian Special Forces soldiers wounded in Uruzgan province Three Australian Special Forces soldiers were wounded during a Special Operations Task Group operation to disrupt insurgent networks in Uruzgan province on 19 January 2013. One soldier sustained a gunshot wound to the lower legDate: 22/01/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2181193 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- ADF personnel marching in uniform at Sydney Mardi Gras [Press Releases]Department of Defence On the Record Defence On the Record 18 January 2013 Chief of the Defence Force - ADF personnel marching in uniform at Sydney Mardi Gras Not surprisingly, the decision to allow ADF personnel to march in uniform at the Sydney Mardi Gras in 2013 has been supportedDate: 18/01/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2171397 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
- Wallaby Airlines returns to Air Force [Press Releases]Department of Defence Media Release Defence Media Release 14 January 2013 Wallaby Airlines returns to Air Force The Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown welcomed the re-establishment of No.35 Squadron today at RAAF Base Richmond. “The re-establishment of No.35 Squadron will see it prepare for our fleet ofDate: 14/01/2013 - Collection: Media - ID: media/pressrel/2167574 - Source: DEPT OF DEFENCE - Author: Dept of Defence
