20 Feb 2025
AUKUS Pillar II Update and Next Steps
This publication provides an update to Ministers on recent developments with AUKUS Pillar II.
13 Feb 2025
Australia-New Zealand Defence Ministers' Meeting - December 2024
This publication provides the briefing pack to support the Minister of Defence’s participation in the second Defence Ministers’ Meeting of 2024. The Defence Min…
05 Feb 2025
Ministerial Overseas Travel 16-10-2024 to 20-10-2024
This publication provides the Cabinet proposal and report back on Hon. Judith Collins KC's travel over the period 16 to 20 October 2024, to Brussels, Belgium fo…
30 Jan 2025
Defence Frigate System Upgrade: Additional Funding
This publication provides the 2017 Cabinet decision to commit an additional $148 million of capital expenditure to cover the higher than estimated cost for inst…
23 Jan 2025
Ministerial Overseas Travel 19-11-2024 to 23-11-2024
This publication provides the Cabinet proposal and report back on Hon Judith Collins KC overseas travel to Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic to attend…
19 Dec 2024
Solomon Islands: Final extension and conclusion of New Zealand Deployment to Solomon Islands International Assistance Force
This publication provides a June 2024 Ministerial submission on the final extension and conclusion of New Zealand deployments to the Solomon Islands Internation…
19 Dec 2024
Proposed New Zealand Defence Force Participation in Operation Olympic Defender to Secure Space Capabilities and Services
This publication provides documents on Cabinet’s June 2024 decision on the proposed New Zealand Defence Force participation in the United States-led enduring mu…
16 Dec 2024
Ministerial Overseas Travel 14-05-2024 to 24-05-2024
This publication provides the Cabinet proposal and report back on Hon Judith Collins KC travel to Italy for the 80th Anniversary of the Cassino battle and to th…
16 Dec 2024
Ministerial Overseas Travel 01-07-2024 to 03-07-2024
This publication provides the Cabinet proposal and report back on Hon Judith Collins KC overseas travel to Tonga to attend the opening of the Pacific Leader Dev…
13 Dec 2024
Australia - New Zealand Joint Statement on Closer Defence Relations
On 6 December 2024 New Zealand Minister of Defence Hon Judith Collins KC and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Hon Richard Marles signed…