Overseas Travel
The South Australian Government Premier and Cabinet Circular PC035 requires all agencies to make information related to overseas travel available to the public via the agency’s website.
To allow adequate time for receipt of charges and reconciliation of costs, information relating to overseas travel will be posted two (2) months after the traveller(s) return to Australia.
For all overseas travel disclosures prior to May 2015, please refer to published Annual Reports. For travel disclosures from the former Minister for Defence Industries and Ministerial Staff click here.
Staff travel disclosures (2018 – present)
Overseas travel itineraries and expense receipts for the Defence SA staff from January 2018 are below.
| Date of Travel | Number of Travellers | Destinations | Reasons for Travel | Total cost of travel excluding GST |
| January 2025 | 1 | USA: Austin Orlando | Represent SA government at the 51st Space Congress and visit US based defence industry facilities and combined weapons demonstration with SA industry involvement | $7,418 |
| Date of travel | Number of travellers | Destinations | Reasons for travel | Total cost of travel excluding GST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | 1 | Colorado Springs CO, Los Angeles CA, Houston TX | Attend the 38th Space Symposium develop relationships for further engagement in the area of space ecosystem and research and development and identify opportunities for South Australia and SA businesses. | $23,119 |
| April 2024 | 3 | Washington DC, Norfolk VA, Providence RI, Boston MA | Attend Sea Air Space Exposition in conjunction with Team Defence Australia, and the 38th Space Symposium; develop relationships for further engagement in the areas of naval shipbuilding and research and development in relation to AUKUS Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 to support South Australia. | $49,223 |
| April 2024 | 1 | Rostock GER, Bremmerhaven GER, London UK, Plymouth UK, Cornwall UK | Develop relationships for further engagement in the areas of undersea defence technology and research and development generally and in relation to AUKUS Pillar 2 and how it could benefit South Australia and South Australian industry and research organisations. | $11,051 |
| July 2024 | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Represent SA Government and space industry sector at two conferences; SpaceTide 2024 and Summit for Space Sustainability to facilitate Government to Government and commercial meetings with space industry. | $6,964 |
| October 2024 | 1 | Riga, London | Attend EU DisinfoLab Conference, meet with industry partners in the areas of disinformation, quantum and space technologies and how they might benefit South Australia. | $9,067 |
| October 2024 | 1 | Washington, Pittsburgh | Represent SA Government at the Association of United States Army Conference, G’day USA and Defence Industry Dialogue events and meet with AUSTRADE and industry to investigate Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul opportunities. | $12,237 |
| December 2024 | 1 | Salt Lake City, US | Represent SA government at the US Department of Defence Maintenance Symposium, engagement with US Maintenance industry participants to support the development of an MROU strategy | $7,276 |
| Date of Travel | Number of Travellers | Destinations | Reasons for Travel | Total cost of travel excluding GST |
| April 2023 | 2 | Washington, Denver, Colorado Springs | Attend Sea Air Space Exposition in conjunction with Team Defence Australia and the 38th Space Symposium develop relationships for further engagement in the areas of naval shipbuilding, information warfare, space ecosystem and research and development | $39,021 |
| April 2023 | 1 | Colorado Springs | Attend 38th Space Symposium to develop relationships to support SA based partnering arrangements with the US, and others in the defence/space/cyber ecosystem. Support the development of SmartSat CRC project links within USA. | $10,295 |
| April 2023 | 1 | Connecticut, Virginia | Attend Sea Air Space Exposition in conjunction with Team Defence Australia to develop networks and connections to better understand the US defence industry with reference to AUKUS. Industry engagement with companies with the potential to further SA ambitions in the areas of future submarine, guided weapons and maritime autonomy | $18,761 |
| May 2023 | 2 | Berlin, Rostock, Bristol, Plymouth, London, Farnborough | Attend the Underwater Technology Conference and undertake industry engagement to promote SA as a destination for marine autonomous systems test and evaluation activities and SEA 1905 mine counter measures. Promote SA research projects and universities, investigate collaboration opportunities with European research organisations. | $23,996 |
| September 2023 | 3 | London, Edinburgh, Luton, Stevenage, Harlow, Derby | Attendance at the Defence and Security Equipment International event, develop relationships in relation to supply chain opportunities for South Australia, particularly on relation to maritime projects and AUKUS Pillar One and Two opportunities | $24,857 |
| November 2023 | 1 | Montreal, Toronto | Presenting at and attending UN Space for Women Expert meeting and exploring opportunities for the South Australian Space sector with Canadian space companies | $8,406 |
| Date of Travel | Number of travellers | Destinations | Reasons for travel | Total Cost of travel excluding GST |
| March 2022 | 1 | USA: Los Angeles, Washington DC
Canada: Vancouver, Ottawa, Halifax |
Attend Sea Air Space Exposition in conjunction with Team Defence Australia and develop relationships for further engagement in the areas of Guided weapons, Explosive Ordinance and Autonomous systems | $14,584 |
| April 2022 | 2 | USA: Colorado Springs, Denver | Attend 37th Space Symposium in conjunction with Team Defence Australia and investigate opportunities in the space sector | $26,401 |
| May 2022 | 1 | Singapore
UK: London, Farnborough, Sheffield, Lancaster, Barrow-in-Furness Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Belgium: Brussels |
Attend the Underwater Technology Conference, engage with nuclear submarine community to support the SA Nuclear Propulsion Submarine Task Force | $16,056 |
| September 2022 | 1 | UK: London
France: Paris |
Attend International Astronautical Congress 2022, identify trade, investment and international partnerships for SA Space Companies | $17,524 |
| October 2022 | 1 | Belgium: Brussels, Ostend
France: Paris, Lille USA: Boston , Connecticut, Virginia, Washington |
Attend Euronaval Conference, visit European and American companies with a focus on workforce requirements and challenges in relation to nuclear propulsion submarines | $21,981 |
There was no overseas travel in 2021.
There was no overseas travel in 2020.
| Date of Travel | Number of Travellers | Destinations | Reasons for Travel | Total cost of travel excluding GST |
| March 2019 | 1 | UAE: Abu Dhabi | Attend Global Space Congress 2019 t promote SA space ecosystem and explore new opportunities for SA SME’s and research organisations | $2,862 |
| April 2019 | 1 | USA: Colorado Springs, Denver, Boulder | Attend 35th Space Forum to support space activities in 2019 and the strategic focus on the SA space sector in particular the links to defence and cyber. | $9,707 |
| May 2019 | 1 | UK: London, Bristol, Templecombe Germany: Hamburg Sweden: Stockholm, Karlskrona Finland: Valko Singapore |
Attend the Underwater Defence Technology Conference and develop relationships for further engagement with companies in the SEA 5000 1 1180 European supply chain | $11,087 |
| August 2019 | 1 | USA: Salt Lake City | Attend Small Satellite Conference 2019 to promote the South Australian Space ecosystem and explore new opportunities for South Australian SMEs and research organisations. | $5,529 |
| September 2019 | 1 | Spain: Madrid Poland: Krakow UK: Sheffield, London France: Paris, Cherbourg, Rennes |
Participate in the European Trade Mission to promote the South Australian Defence ecosystem (with an emphasis on maritime sector) and explore new opportunities for South Australian business and research organisations, attend the 27th International Defence Industry MSPO and Defence and Security Equipment International exhibitions. | $14,921 |
| September 2019 | 1 | UK: London, Edinburgh, Sheffield | Explore cooperative opportunities between South Australian and international research organisations and attend the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition | $7,644 |
| October 2019 | 2 | USA: Washington | Attend the 70th International Astronautical Congress 2019 to promote the South Australian space ecosystem and explore new opportunities for South Australian SME’s and Research organisations | $18,235 |
| Date of Travel | Number of Travellers | Destinations | Reasons for Travel | Total cost of travel excluding GST |
| February 2018 | 1 | Singapore Malaysia: Kota Kinabalu |
Attendance Asia Defence Expo & Conference in Singapore and leverage key opportunities from the maritime education focussed South Australian 2017 trade missions to the NE Asia region. | $5,284 |
| February 2018 | 1 | Singapore Vietnam: Haiphong |
Attendance Asia Defence Expo & Conference in Singapore and leverage key opportunities from the maritime education focussed South Australian 2017 trade missions to the NE Asia region. | $6,525 |
| February 2018 | 1 | United Arab Emirates: Dubai, Abu Dhabi | Participate in the United Arab Emirates Trade Mission to promote the South Australian Space ecosystem and explore new opportunities for South Australian business and research organisations | $3,856 |
| April 2018 | 1 | USA: Colorado Springs, Tucson, San Francisco, Mountain View, Moffett Field, San Mateo, Davis | Attend 34th Space Symposium and visit Sillicon Valley to explore new opportunities for South Australian business and research organisations. | $7,436 |
| April 2018 | 1 | USA: Alexandria, Washington DC, Baltimore, Rockville, Mclean, San Francisco, Moffett Field | Attend Sea Air Expo in Washington, participate in the RSA/AUSTRADE cyber mission to Sillicon Valley and eplore new opportunities for South Australian business and research organisations. | $25,679 |
| August 2018 | 1 | USA: Washington, Greenbelt, Dulles, Salt Lake City, San Francisco | Attend Small Satellite Conference and visit Washington and San Francisco to explore new opportunities for South Australian business and research organisations. | $6,592 |
| September 2018 | 2 | UK: London UAE: Dubai Germany: Bremen |
Attend International Astronautical Conference in Bremen, and visit UAE and England to explore new opportunities for South Australian defence companies and research organisations. | $26,208 |
| October 2018 | 6 | France: Paris | Attend Euronaval Conference in Paris to showcase South Australia and South Australian defence companies to potential business partners. | $54,014 |
| October 2018 | 3 | Germany: Hamburg, Bremen, Lubeck UK: London, Glasgow, Manchester Switzerland: Zurich, Romanshorn |
Visit European and English companies to explore new opportunities for South Australian defence companies and research organisations. | $30,881 |
| November 2018 | 2 | New Zealand: Auckland, Palmerston North | Attend New Zealand Defence Industry Association Forum and visit Defence and Acquisition organisations exploring opportunities for collaboration in areas of cyber and systems, surveillance, small space & training and research & development. | $7,124 |
Staff travel disclosures from 2015 – 2017:
**NOTE: some figures may contain estimates for accounts not yet received and may be adjusted at a later date
