Back وزارة الدفاع (أستراليا) Arabic وەزارەتی بەرگریی ئوسترالیا CKB Department of Defence (Australien) German Aŭstralia Sekcio de Defendo Esperanto وزارت دفاع استرالیا Persian Ministère de la Défense (Australie) French Departemen Pertahanan (Australia) ID 国防省 (オーストラリア) Japanese Departamento de Defesa da Austrália Portuguese Министерство обороны Австралии Russian
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 14 April 1942[1] |
| Preceding department | |
| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Employees | 16,272 (2020)[2] |
| Annual budget | A$37.82 billion (2019–20)[3] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Department executive |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | defence |
Defence Australia is a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility to defend Australia and its national interests.[4] Along with the Australian Defence Force (ADF), it forms part of the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) and is accountable to the Commonwealth Parliament, on behalf of the Australian people, for the efficiency and effectiveness with which it carries out the Government's defence policy.
The head of the department, who leads it on a daily basis, is the Secretary of the Department of Defence (SECDEF), currently Greg Moriarty. The Secretary reports to the Minister of Defence, Richard Marles.
- ^ CA 46: Department of Defence [III], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2021
- ^ Macmillan, Jade; Greene, Andrew (30 June 2020). "Australia to spend $270b building larger military to prepare for 'poorer, more dangerous' world and rise of China". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Portfolio Budget Statements 2019-20, Budget Related Paper No. 1.4A" (PDF). Department of Defence. 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Defence Leaders: Senior Managers". Department of Defence. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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