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Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen hosted the 12th Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) Defence Ministers' Meeting [FDMM] in Singapore on the 31th May 2024. The meeting was attended by Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, Malaysian Defence Minister Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, New Zealand Defence Minister ...
Country Locations Dates Details Japan Tokyo: 23–25 May: Two days after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, and only hours after being sworn in, Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong flew to Tokyo for a pre-scheduled meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.
In January 2022, it was announced that the Army had ordered 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams to be delivered from 2024. [44] In October 2024, it was announced that the Army will donate 49 M1A1 Abrams to Ukraine as part of the Australian government support against the Russian invasion of Ukraine and that the Army will retain a small number of M1A1s. [ 45 ]
The ADF began to grow from 2000 after the defence white paper released that year called for an expansion to the military's strength, though the size of the military decreased between the 2003–04 to 2005–06 financial years due to problems with attracting further recruits.
Australian Army. Brigadier Patrick Francis McIntosh, AM (Retd) – 2 September 2024 – For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as the Commanding Officer of the Australian Medical Support Force, First Australian Contingent, to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission Rwanda from August 1994 to March 1995. [17]
The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia. It is a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA), who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) who commands the ADF.
North-West Australia: Coastwatch [7] [20] Operation Celesta: 1 August 2001: 31 July 2006: Coastwatch [7] [21] Operation Cranberry: 1 August 1997: 16 July 2006: Northern Australia: Northern Coastwatch [7] [22] Operation Sumatra Assist: N: 2005: Indonesia [23] Operation Bel Isi: N: 20 November 1997: 26 August 2003: Bougainville: Operation Osier ...
After a four-week trial in Sydney's Downing Centre District Court, three men are found guilty of multiple charges relating to the gang rape of three young women at an Airbnb apartment in Newcastle during a bucks party weekend in 2022. [448] The Australian Government confirms King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Australia in October ...