AllDEWC Services and Port Adelaide Football Club Team Up to Support Veterans Through Quiz Night Fundraiser
DEWC Services is proud to partner with Port Adelaide Football Club (PAFC) to deliver a fun night of trivia and fundraising in support of Australian veterans. The DEWC x PAFC Quiz Night will be held on Thursday, 24 July at The Precinct, Alberton, with all the proceeds going to the Power Community Limited (PCL) ADF […]
Defence Industry Security Program – Backlog Update
Article courtesy of Office of Defence Industry Support (ODIS). Defence is experiencing high demand for DISP accreditation. The program has over 1,400 members with that number expected to reach 2,000 before the end of 2025. This demand growth, coupled with a change in our delivery model, has created a backlog in applications that has required […]
Australian businesses sign up in droves to join AUKUS supply chain
Photo courtesy of Babcock Australasia. H&B Defence has begun evaluating hundreds of submissions from Australian businesses to determine their suitability for the AUKUS work environment, following a significant response to an open market Expression of Interest (EOI). Around 200 businesses from across the country have registered for the Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification (AUSSQ) Pilot Program […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 13/06/25
Defence spending and AUKUS are hot issues Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces a likely meeting in Canada with US President Donald Trump with the future of AUKUS, defence spending and US tariffs all on the line. The stakes for the Australian Prime Minister could not be higher. The US fired its latest shot in putting […]
ADF Women’s Rugby League team to play PNGRFL Women’s XIII in tour match
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) Women’s Rugby League team is participating in a series of sporting engagements in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) this week, culminating in a tour match against the PNG Women’s XIII squad at Santos National Football Stadium on Sunday 15 June. The tour will further strengthen the people-to-people connections between […]
Commencement of PNG-Australia Bilateral Defence Treaty Negotiations: Joint Statement by lead negotiators
PNG and Australian lead negotiators, Mr Elias Wohengu, Secretary of the PNG Department of Foreign Affairs and Mr Greg Moriarty, Secretary of the Australian Department of Defence and delegations convened this week for formal negotiations on a bilateral defence treaty. Following the announcement by Prime Ministers on 12 December 2024 of the entry into force […]
Operation Gateway continues to strengthen regional security
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has successfully completed its latest deployment under Operation Gateway on the northwest coast of Malaysia, reaffirming Australia’s commitment to regional security and stability. During the three-week deployment, two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft conducted surveillance missions from Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base Butterworth. Chief […]
Australia signs long-range precision strike missile agreement with the United States
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for Pacific Island Affairs The Albanese Government has taken the next important step towards increasing the Australian Defence Force’s long-range strike capabilities and supporting domestic defence industry, with the establishment of a new cooperative program with the United […]
Australian Army has arrived in Geraldton for region’s biggest exercise of the year
Hundreds of Australian Army soldiers and cutting-edge Defence vehicles have arrived in Geraldton ahead of a major local training exercise. Exercise Arras Sprint has kicked off and will see Army personnel and their armoured and heavy vehicles moving around town for the next week as they fight a fictitious enemy role-played by fellow soldiers. Commander […]
Anzac nations strengthen ties during Navy ship’s first visit to sister city
HMAS Canberra (III), one of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships, has arrived for its first port visit to its namesake’s sister city, Wellington, New Zealand. Over the five-day visit, Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy personnel will engage with local communities to share insights into the historic mateship between the navies. In […]