Defence
Archive of parliamentary statements and platform divergences tagged with this topic.
Overview
Active politicians
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About this archive
Topics are assigned during statement analysis and linked to party platform policies. Statements tagged as Other are also matched by content keywords. Use this page to trace how parties and members engage with defence policy areas.
Party platform policies
Australian Labor Party
National Security
Invest in defence capability, cyber security, and strategic partnerships to protect Australia's interests in the Indo-Pacific.
Liberal Party of Australia
National Security
Invest in defence capability, border protection, and strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Australian Sovereignty
Protect national interests from foreign ownership of land and assets, and assert independent foreign policy.
Recent statements

Australia remains steadfast in our support for Ukraine and we are pleased to be providing an additional $100 m…

AUKUS will deliver a critical capability for Australia’s defence, but it will also deliver life-long careers,…

AUKUS will deliver a critical capability for Australia’s defence, but it will also deliver life-long careers,…

Today Australia has lowered overall travel advice for Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE to reconsider…

Wong and Marles were left waiting in the wings in London – it’s further proof Aukus was never anything more th…

Australia and Costa Rica have been partners for more than 50 years. Today I welcomed Foreign Minister Tovar t…

Last week I congratulated Christopher Symonds OAM on his King's Birthday Honour. A Navy veteran and Lion for…

Last week I congratulated Christopher Symonds OAM on his King's Birthday Honour. A Navy veteran and Lion for…

Joining a big crowd here outside Bisalloy in the Illawarra to picket this site and stop steel exports that are…

Australia, Canada and the UK have been working even more closely together to deliver for our people in these u…

Australia, Canada and the UK have been working even more closely together to deliver for our people in these u…

Pleased to attend the 16th Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations in London today alongside Foreign Minister @…

Pleased to attend the 16th Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations in London today alongside Foreign Minister @…

Australia and Finland might be far apart but we have a lot in common, and we’re learning from each other and d…

Australia and Finland might be far apart but we have a lot in common, and we’re learning from each other and d…

It was only a few months ago that I welcomed the German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to Canberra. Today, a…
Platform divergences
No divergences for this topic.