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Media Release – Minister Keogh and Senator Urquhart – Expanding Services for Veterans and Their Families in Tasmania

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OFFICIAL   THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   SENATOR ANNE URQUHART SENATOR FOR TASMANIA   MEDIA RELEASE 13 June 2024 EXPANDING SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN TASMANIA Veterans and families in Tasmania’s north west will now have better access to services and support following the … Continued

Media Release – Minister Keogh and Minister Barnett – Delivering Crucial Mental Health Support for Tasmanian Veterans

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OFFICIAL     THE HON MATT KEOGH MP Minister for VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL   The Hon Guy Barnett Tasmanian Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing tasmanian Minister for Veterans’ Affairs   MEDIA RELEASE 13 JUNE 2024 delivering CRUCIAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR TASMANIAN VETERANS For too long, many veterans in Tasmania … Continued

Could your science and tech keep Australia safe?

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Defence needs your ideas, your disruptive technologies: from cybersecurity to quantum technology, drones to lasers, new explosives to material science. Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is inviting researchers from across academia and industry to present their ideas at ADSTAR, the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit 2024, to be held in Canberra … Continued

Declared Areas Offence under review by the Intelligence and Security Committee

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The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security will hold a public hearing for its review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Declared Areas) Bill 2024 (Declared Areas Bill) on Monday, 20 May 2024. Counter-terrorism provisions within the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code) include the ability for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to ‘declare’ an area, making it a potential offence, … Continued

Treaties Committee to examine defence cooperation agreement with Fiji

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The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold a public hearing on Monday, 20 May 2024 for its inquiry into the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Fiji on Cooperation in the Field of Defence and the Status of Visiting Forces. Committee Chair, Mr Josh Wilson MP, said the agreement ‘would recognise Fiji as … Continued

Fortune Minerals Announces Government of Canada Funding for the NICO Critical Minerals Project

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Government of Canada funding for additional engineering and test work to build on and complement activities being supported by the U.S. Department of Defense LONDON, Ontario–BUSINESS WIRE– Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) (www.fortuneminerals.com) is pleased to announce that it has secured additional funding from the Government of Canada to … Continued

Monash Expert: David McBride sentencing

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Monash Expert: David McBride sentencing  Following the sentencing of former army lawyer, David McBride, for stealing commonwealth information and passing it to the ABC, a Monash expert is available to comment on the case and its wider implications around whistleblowing and leaking information.    Associate Professor Emma Briant, Associate Professor of News and Political Communication, … Continued

Elsight Enhances the Indago 4 Uncrewed Aerial System with Robust and Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight BVLOS) Communications

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    After integration with Elsight Halo, the Indago 4 completed its first BVLOS (beyond visual line-of-sight) flight with enhanced capabilities for wider situational awareness    During a strategic collaboration exercise, Elsight’s (ASX:ELS) Halo connectivity platform was rapidly integrated with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Indago 4 Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) to complete BVLOS (beyond visual … Continued