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Marise Payne

Minister for Defence Marise Payne addresses Australian Defence Force and civilian personnel at Camp Baird in the Middle East Region. Photo by WO2 Andrew Hetherington
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Defence Minister visits troops in Middle East

11/08/201613/08/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5645 Views 1 Comment Accordion, Marise Payne, Middle East, Okra

Minister for Defence Marise Payne has visited Australian Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan and the Middle East to acknowledge their

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New Minister for Defence

20/09/201517/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5283 Views 0 Comments Marise Payne, Minister for Defence

Australia has a new Minister for Defence. Senator Marise Payne, 51, becomes the first woman appointed to the position. She was

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