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Defence minister Peter Dutton. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) An Australian cabinet minister has banned his staff from wearing rainbow clothing to support LGBT+ rights because of the so-called “woke agenda”. Defence minister Peter Dutton, of the right-wing Liberal Party, banned his department and serving military personnel from wearing clothing bearing the LGBT+ Pride flag on Friday (21 May). It came after military personnel had been advised to wear rainbow clothing at a morning tea to mark...

Share on Twitter Labor senator Kristina Keneally has hit out at Defence Minister Peter Dutton after he reportedly ordered serving military personnel to put an end to events with “particular clothes in celebration”, after staff were encouraged to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. Speaking to the ABC on Saturday morning, Kristina Keneally accused Mr Dutton of being a “warmonger”. “The Australian Defence Forces personnel ar...

Adamson departure clears way for shakeup By Chris Johnson Thursday May 20, 2021 (Image: Adobe/Rafael Ben-Ari) Frances Adamson’s imminent departure from the helm of DFAT clears the path for a major shakeup in the senior ranks of the APS. Adamson will end her five-year term as secretary of the foreign affairs department on June 25 to take up the post of South Australian governor later this year. Speculation is now rife within political and public sector circles as to how the knock-on effect ...

Canberra bigwigs vie for plum post We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Foreign Affairs department secretary Frances Adamson’s departure as the country’s top diplomatic mandarin became official on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced that Adamson, our former ambassador to China, would wrap up at DFAT’s Barton offices on June 25 and return to her hometown of Adelaide to become the Governor of South Australia....

Already, there’s a lengthy shopping list of senior mandarins in contention to replace Frances Adamson in DFAT’s most senior post

MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 1:40 pm on May 10, 2021 | 9 comments French company Naval Group is trying to keep secret the original price it quoted for Australia’s future submarine project, which is purported to cost around $90 billion. The Defence Department has confirmed it is paying Naval Group’s legal bills to help conceal its original price, a move that South Australian Senator Rex Patrick has described as “outrageous”. The Australian Information Commissioner, Ang...

The art of war talk: Pezzullo’s mixed message has some on edge Amid tensions between Canberra and Beijing, the wisdom of comments by the Home Affairs Department Secretary that the drums of war are beating is fiercely contested. Home Affairs Department secretary Michael Pezzullo says the war drums are beating.  Alex Ellinghausen Save Share Departmental secretaries should be seen and not heard. That’s the view within some senior elements of the Morrison government after Home Affairs ...

‘Fuel on the fire’: war of words between Australia and China stokes tension Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images Scott Morrison says Australia’s defence policies are “designed to pursue peace” – but some analysts are worried the increasingly stark warnings from his government about the threat of a military clash with China could fuel panic. “I think while there are good r...

Defence is always one of the Australian government’s busiest — and most powerful — portfolios. Now, as Peter Dutton takes the helm, this is no exception, and he will have much work to do. Challenges abound, both within Australia and in the region. Tensions continue to rise in the Indo-Pacific, and speculation persists about potential conflict with China over Taiwan. There are also warnings the impacts of climate change could “overwhelm” the defence force. In addition, defence, often a...

Premium Content Subscriber only Central Queensland politicians are calling on the Department of Defence to commit to the Rockhampton and Livingstone regions long-term. In Senate Estimates in late March, Mr Canavan questioned Estate and Infrastructure Deputy Secretary Steve Grzeskowiak about plans regarding the Australia Singapore Military Training Initiative. He asked about a military storage facility to be built in Townsville by 2025, and what that meant for the current storage at Rockhampton ...