Defence Portfolio (including Veterans' Affairs)

Questions on Notice Index

Department of Defence (PDF 564KB)
Defence Housing Australia (PDF 133KB)
Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Australian War Memorial (PDF 369KB)

Tabled documents

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Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AO CSC, Acting Chief of the Defence Force
Opening statement 25 October 2017 (PDF 2252KB)
Senator Nick Xenophon
Department of Defence Freedom of Information document No. 366/16/17 25 October 2017 (PDF 496KB)
Senator Jacqui Lambie Documents relating to veterans' pensions 25 October 2017 (PDF 11130KB)
Senator Rex Patrick Graph comparing the efficiency and speed of submarine propeller and pump jet propulsion systems, taken from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute website 15 December 2017  (PDF 94KB)
Senator Rex Patrick Declassified document No. AD342338, US Defense Documentation Center for Scientific and Technical Information, Design Study Report - A Survey of Conventional and Unconventional Submarine Propulsion Systems, 30 April 1963 15 December 2017 (PDF 8405KB)

Additional information

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Mr Greg Moriarty, Secretary, Department of Defence Summary of progress made against the recommendations of the First Principles Review and progress to support integration of Australian industry as a Fundamental Input to Capability
18 October 2017
(PDF 1188KB)
Mr Simon Lewis PSM, Secretary, Department of Veterans' Affairs Opening statement 25 October 2017 (PDF 1087KB)
Mr John Geering, First Assistant Secretary, Ministerial Executive Coordination and Communication Division, Department of Defence Correspondence which corrects evidence given to the committee at the hearing on 25 October 2017 regarding credit card fraud 29 November 2017 (PDF 87KB)