Defence

__**﻿Defence in Australia **__ By: Caitlin Sankey Ally Musson Lauren Boccanfuso Bec Somerville

In Defence, Australia has links with the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the United States. Australia has been involved in active duty in Afghanistan, Iraq, East Timor and the Solomon Islands.


 * Australia will spend over $25.7 billion on Defence in 2011 alone including more than $1 billion towards Afghanistan. Australia has establishing strong Defence ties around the world particularly with the US and Britain.
 * Australia’s national security and economic interests are linked strongly to the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.
 * Australia’s military links can be attributed to both history and to location
 * Australia’s long standing military ties with the United Kingdom, date back to our colonial past

media type="youtube" key="YO2eQhkhx-w" height="404" width="391" align="left"**Five Power Defence Arrangements ** The //Five Power Defence Arrangements// (FPDA) is a lesser known military agreement between Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The FPDA arose out of the rapid decolonization of South-East Asia after the Second World War and security conditions in the region at the time. Tensions arising between newly-independent Indonesia and Malaysia and their impact on the region led to the arrangement, which obliged all parties to consult each other in the event of external aggression or threat of attack against either Malaysia or Singapore by the then potentially aggressive Indonesia. Since then, FPDA members agreed to form the //Integrated Area Defence System// (IADS), which aims at the Defence of Malaysian and Singaporean airspace and is the only currently existing part of FPDA with Australian involvement.

**ANZUS Pact ** During and after World War II, Australia became particularly aware of its isolated position in the Pacific. While still maintaining traditional ties with Britain, Australia began to turn towards nearer neighbors to hold off the threat of communist expansion. In September 1951 the ANZUS (Australia-New Zealand-United States of America) pact was signed. Coming into effect in 1952 the ANZUS pact meant that the three countries would consult with each other if there was a threat to security in the Pacific region. A dispute in 1984 over American nuclear-powered ships visiting New Zealand means that the ANZUS alliance no longer applies between New Zealand and America. The alliance between Australia and New Zealand and Australia and the United States does, however, still exist. ANZUS is now a bilateral pact aiming at the practical cooperation of intelligence, Defence technologies, and logistics support and arrangements. The ANZUS treaty has seen Australian and American Defence forces fighting alongside each other during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, both of the Gulf Wars, and in Somalia. Australian and US Defence forces engage in joint training exercises on a regular basis and support is given for US deployments in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions through access to Australian ports and airfields, as well as maintenance and other support facilities. These facilities contribute to regional peace and stability.

**ASEAN Regional Forum ** Defence links are reflected further in Australia's treaties and agreements with South-East Asian countries. These include participation in the //Association of Southeast Asian Nations// (ASEAN), which was to replace older efforts to establish regional organisations such as FPDA. Today it is the region's only security forum in which most Asia-Pacific countries meet to discuss related issues. The group includes Burma, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Australia works with ASEAN as a dialogue partner in expanding its security links and looking at the region's non-military Defence issues such as illegal immigrants, refugees, trans-national crime and piracy, environmental protection and counter-terrorism. ASEAN members aim at cooperation in these areas not as a military pact but in reliance on diplomatic means to settle Defence disputes.

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__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">Army: __ **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Deployment ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Involvement in Australian Defence Force Operational Deployments is another way they might get to travel, the world over. they play a key part of disaster relief operations that take them to all parts of the globe.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Humanitarian work ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">The Department of Defence proved to be an integral part of the national humanitarian relief effort to Indonesia, following the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami and the 2005 March earthquake. These types of missions are challenging but are just about the most important job you could ever do. You have the opportunity to immerse yourself in cultures completely different to your own, as you set about helping others to rebuild their lives.

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">Navy: __ **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Talisman Sabre ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">The Talisman Sabre series of exercises are conducted biennially in Australia with the United States. This series of exercises is designed to train Australian and US Forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations, which will help improve Australian Defence Force (ADF)/US combat readiness and interoperability. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">The Australian Navy places a heavy emphasis on this exercise and devotes a variety of different platforms, aircraft and submarines to Queensland in support of this important exercise.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Exercise Bersama Padu ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Exercise Bersama Padu is a Five Powers Defence Arrangement exercise to conduct combined and joint operations in a multi-threat limited conflict scenario. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal;">The Defence Forces of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom exercise together in, and around, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore and the South China Sea.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Humanitarian work ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">The Department of Defence proved to be an integral part of the national humanitarian relief effort to Indonesia, following the Boxing Day tsunami and March earthquake. These types of missions are challenging but are just about the most important job you could ever do. You get to immerse yourself in cultures completely different to your own, as you set about helping others to rebuild their lives. What could be more challenging or more rewarding?

//__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">A __//__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">ir Force: __ **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Humanitarian work: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">The Department of Defence proved to be an integral part of the national humanitarian relief effort to Indonesia, following the Boxing Day Tsunami and March earthquake. These types of missions are challenging but are just about the most important job you could ever do. You get the opportunity to immerse yourself in cultures completely different to your own, as you set about helping others to rebuild their lives.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">On 26 December 2004, a major earthquake resulted in a tsunami that devastated many of the coastal areas of Northern Sumatra and other nations around the Indian Ocean rim. The tsunami was responsible for a massive loss of life and a major humanitarian disaster. Incredibly, once the “initial crisis phase” had passed from the tsunami a massive earthquake shattered the island of Nias on the night of the 28 March 2005 resulting in more loss of life and extensive damage. //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">'Enjoy your well-earned break and come back in 2005 well rested as we have a busy year ahead'. Those were the parting words of Commander Steve Woodall, RAN, prior to the Christmas leave period. Little did HMAS Kanimbla's Ship's company know that within 11 days they would be recalled to assist in one of the largest humanitarian aid missions this country has participated in for many years. Within 48 hours of the recall, HMAS Kanimbla and her Ship's company, complete with an embarked flight of two Sea King helicopters, sailed north from Fleet Base east Sydney to Darwin. As HMAS Kanimbla sailed through the thousands of boats assembled in Sydney Harbour for New Year celebrations, an immense feeling of pride swept across the Ship's company. There was no mention of missing the Christmas break as all the conversations focused on how we could help and how long it would take to get to Sumatra...The rest is history... //