The Hon Richard Marles MP Acting Prime Minister Minister for Defence The Hon Pat Conroy MP Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery The Hon Andrew Giles MP Minister for Skills and Training Stephen Mullighan MP SA Treasurer Minister for Defence and Space Industries Blair Boyer MP SA Minister for Education, Training and Skills Almost 300 more young South Australians will have access to new training and employment pathways, to equip them with the skills needed for a career in the state’s vibrant defence industry. The Albanese Government in partnership with the Malinauskas Government will establish the Defence Industry Pathways ...

Stephen Mullighan MP Treasurer Minister for Defence and Space Industries Susan Close MP Deputy Premier Minister for Workforce and Population Strategy The Albanese and Malinauskas Governments are delivering on their commitment to grow and sustain South Australia’s defence industry workforce, to fulfil some of the largest and most complex defence projects in Australia’s history. The South Australian Defence Industry Workforce and Skills Report and Action Plan provides a detailed blueprint to create, train, and retain a highly skilled and experienced defence industry workforce into the 2040s. One year since its release, more than 80 per cent of the Australian and ...

Stephen Mullighan MP Treasurer The former Chief of the Australian Army, Lieutenant General, Rick Burr (Ret’d), has joined the Defence SA Advisory Board. Lieutenant General Burr AO DSC MVO (Ret’d) has held a range of leadership positions throughout his extensive military career, including as Chief of the Australian Army, from 2018-2022. He brings a unique skill-set and a range of knowledge across all areas of Defence. Esteemed Vice Admiral, Russ Crane, has also officially been appointed as Chair of the Defence SA Advisory Board, having acted in the position for two years. Vice Admiral Crane AO CSM RAN (Ret’d), served ...

Susan Close MP Deputy Premier Minister for Workforce and Population Strategy Cressida O'Hanlon MP Member for Dunstan Up to 300 university students have an opportunity to gain vital work experience and make industry connections through a program designed to help build a defence industry-ready workforce. Delivered by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), the State Government’s $3.9 million Defence Industry Connection Program is now open for registrations. Eligible university students must be enrolled in defence industry-relevant science, engineering, maths and other degrees, to undertake internships within businesses operating in the defence supply chain. The four-year program aims to increase the ...

Peter Malinauskas MP Premier Stephen Mullighan MP Treasurer Minister for Defence and Space Industries BAE Systems Australia will establish its head office at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide, as the major defence prime continues to grow its defence presence as it continues work on the Hunter Class Frigate and AUKUS submarine programs. BAE Systems has signed on as a cornerstone tenant in Lot Fourteen’s Innovation Centre and will be a significant industry contributor to South Australia’s connected Innovation Places network aimed to accelerate the state’s innovation capability. BAE Systems will create a generation of work for South Australians and tens of ...

Peter Malinauskas MP Premier Five South Australian companies will undertake a program to help them enter the global supply chain for nuclear-powered submarines, under an agreement secured by Premier Peter Malinauskas with the United States' largest shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The Malinauskas Government has partnered with HII through its entity in Australia, HII Nuclear Australia Pty Ltd (HII-NA), to accelerate the development of the state’s defence industry workforce, skills and supply chain. The participating companies in the $1 million Supplier Capability Uplift Program are McKechnie Iron Foundry, Century Engineering, Levett Engineering, H-E Parts International and MacTaggart Scott Australia. Participating ...

Stephen Mullighan MP Treasurer Minister for Defence and Space Industries South Australia’s defence industry will be on the national stage at the Land Forces International Defence Expo in Melbourne from September 11 to 13. A record 67 exhibitors from SA will feature on the Defence SA stand, cementing our place as the Defence State. South Australia’s defence industry has grown significantly over the past 14 years. In 2010, just 12 exhibitors attended the biennial event. The increase is underpinned by growing demand and investment in SA from international companies. South Australia is at the forefront of the nation’s defence industry ...

Pat Conroy MP Federal Minister for Defence Industry Stephen Mullighan MP Minister for Defence and Space Industries Work has begun on the building of a giant four bay aircraft hangar in northern Adelaide to facilitate the specialist maintenance of the Australian Defence Force’s Boeing 737 variant military aircraft. In another significant defence partnership between the Albanese Government and Government of South Australia, the $200 million Deep Maintenance and Modification Facility will be built adjacent to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Edinburgh, with construction to be overseen by the state government. The 240 metre long, 60 metre wide, 25 metre ...

Susan Close MP Deputy Premier Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Blair Boyer MP Minister for Education, Training and Skills South Australia is leading the nation in its approach to paid education pathways with the creation of a second Degree Apprenticeship program. The South Australian Skills Commission has formally declared the degree apprenticeship pathway for mechanical engineering, which will be tailored to support students into promising defence industry careers. Flinders University has partnered with defence industry primes ASC Pty Ltd and BAE Systems Australia to welcome a cohort of degree apprentices from early 2025. It allows students to undertake paid ...

The Hon Richard Marles MP Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Defence The Hon Pat Conroy Minister for International Development and the Pacific Minister for Defence Industry The Albanese Government continues to progress Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine program, today announcing the concept design partners for South Australia’s new Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY). Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) and an AECOM and Aurecon Joint Venture have been announced as the design partners for the NPSCY. KBR has extensive experience in supporting design and project management for defence infrastructure facilities across the nation and will design the area of the NPSCY that ...

Blair Boyer MP Minister for Education, Training and Skills Construction of the Tonsley Technical College is underway, with concrete pouring and other key work taking place on site. The work has been undertaken by Sarah Constructions at the Tonsley Innovation Precinct. The Technical College is one of two colleges in metropolitan Adelaide. Both Tonsley Technical College and The Heights Technical College are due to welcome students in 2026. South Australia’s five new Technical Colleges are all now open for enrolments for 2025 and 2026, paving the way for students and their families to start planning their career pathways over the ...