19-470: The Information Warfare Division ( IWD ) is a division of the Department of Defence tasked with defending Australia's national interests in the information environment. The Information Warfare Division contains the following branches: This article about the military of Australia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Department of Defence (Australia) Defence Australia
38-576: A separate Department of the Navy was created. The two departments merged in 1921 to form the second Department of Defence , regarded as a separate body. A major departmental reorganisation occurred in the lead-up to World War II. The Department of Defence was abolished and replaced with six smaller departments – the Defence Co-ordination (for defence policy, financial, and administrative matters), three "service departments" ( Army , Navy , and Air ),
57-686: Is a department of the Australian Government that is responsible for administering the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and its related entities, and is charged with the defence of Australia and its national interests. Along with the ADF, it forms part of the larger Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) and is accountable to the Parliament of Australia , on behalf of the Australian people, for
76-740: Is the primary decision-making committee in the Department of Defence, supported by six subordinate committees, groups and boards. The Defence Committee is focused on major capability development and resource management for the Australian Defence Organisation and shared accountability of the Secretary and the Chief of the Defence Force. The members of the Defence Committee are: As of 2016
95-876: The Australian National University . Moriarty joined the Department of Defence in 1986 and worked in Defence until 1995, primarily in the Defence Intelligence Organisation as a regional analyst. An officer in the Australian Army Reserve , Moriarty was attached to the Headquarters of the United States Central Command in the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm . Moriarty returned to
114-699: The Department of Defence in 2017 as the Secretary of the Department of Defence . Prior to taking up his first ambassadorial role as Australian Ambassador to Iran in March 2005, Moriarty worked in various positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade , including in the Papua New Guinea Section and with postings at the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby , as Assistant Secretary of
133-625: The Mount Merapi eruptions and the 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami . Whilst Moriarty was Ambassador to Indonesia, the Australian Government escalated its border protection policy. The Indonesian Government opposed Australia's boat turnback policy. During the appointment, Moriarty recommended that Australians take the time to learn more about Indonesia to set the two nations up for a great strategic partnership that would help Australian businesses to prosper. From 2014 to 2015, Moriarty
152-457: The Supply and Development (for munitions and materiel), and Civil Aviation . The current Department of Defence was formally created in 1942, when Prime Minister John Curtin renamed the existing Department of Defence Co-ordination. The other defence-related departments underwent a series of reorganisations, before being merged into the primary department over the following decades. This culminated in
171-451: The $ 900,000 job as a supervisor for the AUKUS nuclear submarine project. Although Moriarty claimed that at the time he appointed Campbell there was no Royal Commission, it was already well known regarding her responsibilities for Robodebt and her denials including to Senate Estimates. Lambie described Campbell's appointment as a disgrace. Moriarty and Campbell have long ties and both have served in
190-609: The Department of Defence (SECDEF) is a senior public service officer and historically the appointees have not come from military service. Greg Moriarty Gregory Laurence Moriarty , AO (born 4 April 1964) is a senior Australian public servant and diplomat , and the current Secretary of the Department of Defence since 4 September 2017. He was previously the Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull . Moriarty has been Australian Ambassador to Iran from 2005 to 2008, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia from 2010 to 2014,
209-628: The Department of Defence consists of ten major organisational groups: The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary of the Department of Defence (SECDEF) jointly manage the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) under a diarchy in which both report directly to the Minister for Defence and the Assistant Minister for Defence. The ADO diarchy is a governance structure unique in the Australian Public Service . The Secretary of
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#1732854766632228-612: The Maritime South East Asia Branch, and Deputy Leader and Senior Negotiator of the Peace Monitoring Group on Bougainville in 1998. As Ambassador to Iran, he resided in Tehran from 2005 to 2008. While in the role, Moriarty travelled to Washington to brief then US President George Bush on Iranian politics, becoming one of a small number of Australian diplomats ever to have briefed an American president. Moriarty
247-613: The abolition of the three service departments in 1973. A new Department of Defence Support was created in 1982, but abolished in 1984. In May 2022, the department was renamed Defence Australia. The Australian Department of Defence, along with the Australian state and other governments are known to fund the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), a defence and strategic policy think tank based in Canberra , Australian Capital Territory . The Defence Committee
266-583: The efficiency and effectiveness with which it carries out government policy. The executive head of the department, who leads it on a day-to-day basis, independent of a change of government, is the Secretary of the Department of Defence (SECDEF), currently Greg Moriarty . SECDEF reports to the Minister for Defence , Richard Marles . Australia has had at least one defence-related government department since Federation in 1901. The first Department of Defence existed from 1901 until 1921. In 1915, during World War I,
285-744: The inaugural Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator from 2015 to 2016, and the International and National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister. Gregory Laurence Moriarty was born in Brisbane , Queensland, on 4 April 1964. He has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Western Australia and a Master of Arts in Strategic and Defence Studies from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at
304-558: The radicalisation of such people. In September 2016, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appointed Moriarty his International and National Security Adviser. He was then appointed the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff in April 2017 heading up the Prime Minister's Office . Senator Jacqui Lambie slammed Moriarty on his appointment of Kathryn Campbell , central figure in the Robodebt scandal to
323-509: Was a Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . In May 2015, the Australian Government announced Moriarty's appointment as the inaugural Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordination within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . In the role, Moriarty did not have authority to direct the operations of any particular agency, instead being granted authority "across agencies" to enhance cooperation between Australian intelligence and security agencies. His role
342-548: Was intended to focus primarily on preventing domestic terror threats. Soon after he began in the role, Moriarty told media that he was "stunned" by the depth and extent of the problem. After the terrorist attack in Nice , Moriarty was authorised to examine the full range of people of interest who security agencies are investigating for counter-terrorism purposes, to identify vulnerable persons with mental health concerns or patterns of criminal behavior, and examine measures needed to prevent
361-788: Was the Assistant Secretary for the Parliamentary and Media Branch between 2008 and 2009 and then the First Assistant Secretary for the Consular, Public Diplomacy and Parliamentary Affairs Division from 2009 to 2010 of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . His nomination by the Australian Government as Australian Ambassador to Indonesia was announced in July ;2010. He arrived in Indonesia in late October, immediately prior to
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