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MINISTERIAL FOREWORD BY MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY MELISSA PRICE
RIGHT now, thousands of small businesses around Aus- tralia are taking part in the Morrison Government’s re- cord build-up of Australia’s defence capability.
We’re investing over $200 billion in Australia’s defence capability to deliver a more agile and capable Australian Defence Force. And we need a robust, resilient and inter- nationally competitive Australian defence
their capability and skills. The CDIC also provides business advisory services to help businesses get ‘defence-ready’.
A strong, resilient and internationally competitive Australian defence industry is essential to supporting Australia’s defence capability needs.
Increasing our defence industry exports will help sustain our industry, provide it with
industry to deliver this.
We’re helping Australia’s defence
industry to build and maintain the indus- trial skills and capabilities required to keep our country safe, and also become a major defence exporter.
Ultimately, we are committed to making it easier for businesses to partner with Defence – simply because we need them to.
But there’s more to be done.
The release of the 2019 Defence Policy for Industry Participation strengthens and extends the Australian Industry Capability Program to non-materiel and estate and infrastructure procurements.
“THIS MAGAZINE AND DIRECTORY ARE VALUABLE RESOURCES FOR ADVANCING THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DEFENCE AND INDUSTRY, AND THE COMPANIES LISTED HERE ARE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS.”
greater certainty of future investment, and support high-end manufacturing jobs for Australians for generations to come.
That’s why we’re partnering with industry to responsibly pursue and secure export opportunities, and we established the Australian Defence Export Office to do this.
I’ve been relentless in my pursuit of more opportunities for Australian defence businesses, and I’ve been thrilled at the response. The world is certainly sitting up and taking notice of what Australia is doing in this space – and that’s a very good thing for Aussie small businesses with global ambitions.
This means the benefits to Australian
industry realised in major projects will also
be seen in smaller projects. These initiatives reflect the Morrison Government’s enduring commitment to grow and support Australia’s defence industry.
The undeniable backbone of our defence industrial base are our small businesses, which are home to some of the most innovative and world-leading defence capabilities.
Through the Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC), we’re providing grants for small businesses, including those in regional Australia, to help them improve
This magazine and directory are valuable resources for advancing the strong partnership
between Defence and industry, and the companies listed here are key to our success.
There is no doubt our defence industry agenda is ambi- tious, and I’m sure you would not want it any other way.
THE HON MELISSA PRICE MP Minister for Defence Industry
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