Senate debates

Monday, 29 February 2016

Ministerial Statements

Defence White Paper

5:25 pm

Photo of Mathias CormannMathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of the Minister for Defence, Senator Payne, I table the ministerial statement on the Defence white paper and seek leave to have the statement incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The statement read as follows—

            Government ' s Defence policy settings

                o The transformation of the Indo-Pacific region and the relationship between United States and China;

                o challenges to global order;

                o the dangers of state fragility;

                o the pace of military modernisation;

                o and threats in cyber space.

                    Capability

                                            International Engagement

                                                                Industry

                                                                                People

                                                                                            Reform

                                                                                                        Conclusion

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