AllADF assists Pacific partners in locating explosive remnants of war
Six nations are set to join Papua New Guinea to conduct a technical reconnaissance operation in East New Britain Province under Operation Render Safe from 3 to 14 June, 2025. The contingent, led by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), will work alongside partner nations to locate, assess and record World War II-era explosive remnants of […]
Joint Media Release: Maldives to receive Guardian-class Patrol Boat from Australia
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, Minister of Defence for the Maldives Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles and Maldives Minister of Defence, Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, are proud to announce Australia will gift an Australian-built Guardian-class Patrol Boat to Maldives. This announcement is a key […]
Travel to South and Southeast Asia
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, will travel to South and Southeast Asia from 2-5 June 2025 for high-level meetings. The Deputy Prime Minister will meet leaders and counterparts in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia as part of the Government’s commitment […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 06/06/25
Defence spending a hot issue Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces a likely meeting in Canada with US President Donald Trump after initially rebuffing a US call for Australia to immediately increase its defence spending. Mr Albanese is expected to meet the US president on the sidelines of the Group of Seven nations meeting next week. […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 30/05/25
Coalition shake-up for Defence The Coalition, newly reunited after the first split in 38 years has conducted a frontbench reshuffle. Coalition Leader Susan Ley and Nationals Leader David Littleproud announced the new line-up this week. In moves affecting the Shadow Defence portfolio long serving former SAS commander, Andrew Hastie has moved from Defence to the […]
H&B Defence Secures Contract to Strengthen Supply Chain Capabilities
Tim Brown AM, Managing Director, H&B Defence and Dave Soldow, VP of Operations, HII nuclear Australia. Photo courtesy of Babcock Australsia. De Stefano & Co is proud to be recognised as a finalist in two categories at this year’s Australian Defence Industry Awards – Consultancy of the Year and Cyber Business of the Year. The […]
De Stefano & Co celebrates dual finalist honours in the 2025 Australian Defence Industry Awards
De Stefano & Co is proud to be recognised as a finalist in two categories at this year’s Australian Defence Industry Awards – Consultancy of the Year and Cyber Business of the Year. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of Australia’s leading defence industry professionals and businesses, and being shortlisted in two categories is a […]
2025 Shangri-La Dialogue
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will attend the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from 30 May ‑ 1 June 2025, making this his fourth attendance as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. Convened by the International Institute for […]
ADF supporting the Pacific to safeguard its fisheries’ future
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has successfully supported coordinated maritime surveillance activities around Tonga and Fiji to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Under Operation Solania, the ADF assisted Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) members to safeguard their marine resources by monitoring suspected illegal fishing vessels in the countries’ Exclusive Economic Zones. As part […]
Investing in the Australian Defence Force’s cyber warfare workforce
As part of Defence’s transition to an integrated and focused force, cyber warfare personnel will now have multiple career pathway opportunities within Defence. The transition to a new skills-based pay structure will help Defence build a fit-for-purpose cyber warfare workforce, aiming to assist with retention and depth of knowledge, skills and experience. Chief of Joint […]