Department of Defence (Australia)

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Australian Government department defence ministry

The Department of Defence (Australia) is the federal government department responsible for managing the Australian Defence Force and overseeing the nation’s defence policy, strategy, and military operations.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Australian Defence Organisation 0 3
Defence portfolio (Australia) 0 1
DoD (Australia) 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Government department →
defence ministry →
abbreviation Department of Defence (Australia) self-linksurface differs →
surface form: DoD (Australia)
budgetFunction national defence →
coordinatesWith Australian Intelligence Community →
surface form: Australian intelligence agencies

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade →
surface form: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
country Australia →
employs Australian Defence Force civilians →
Australian Public Service employees →
formedBy Australian government →
surface form: Australian Government
headquartersBuilding Russell Offices →
headquartersLocation Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context) →
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

Canberra →
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia →
languageOfWorkOrName English →
mandate defend Australia and its national interests →
ministerResponsible Assistant Minister for Defence →
Assistant Minister for Defence →
surface form: Assistant Minister for Defence Industry

Minister for Defence →
Minister for Defence Industry →
oversees Australian Army →
Australian Signals Directorate →
Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group →
Defence Science and Technology Group →
Estate and Infrastructure Group →
Joint Capabilities Group →
Royal Australian Air Force →
Royal Australian Navy →
Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group →
parentOrganization Australian government →
surface form: Government of Australia
partOf Australian Public Service →
policyArea defence industry →
military operations planning →
national security →
portfolio Department of Defence (Australia) self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Defence portfolio (Australia)
responsibleFor Australian Defence Force →
Australian military operations →
Australian military strategy →
defence capability planning →
defence intelligence policy →
defence policy of Australia →
defence procurement →
defence science and technology policy →
international defence relations →
sector public sector →
seniorOfficial Secretary of the Department of Defence →
shortName Defence →
website https://www.defence.gov.au/ →
worksWith Chief of the Defence Force →

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Department of Defence (Australia) → abbreviation → Department of Defence (Australia) self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: DoD (Australia)
Duntroon, Canberra → associatedWith → Department of Defence (Australia) →
Royal Australian Navy → belongsToOrganization → Department of Defence (Australia) →
this entity surface form: Australian Defence Organisation
Army Reserve → controlledBy → Department of Defence (Australia) →
subject surface form: Army Reserve (Australia)
Royal Military College, Duntroon → controlledBy → Department of Defence (Australia) →
RMC → controlledBy → Department of Defence (Australia) →
subject surface form: Royal Military College, Duntroon
Pilbara Regiment → governingBody → Department of Defence (Australia) →
Australian government → hasBranch → Department of Defence (Australia) →
Chief of Air Force → isPartOf → Department of Defence (Australia) →
this entity surface form: Australian Defence Organisation
Chief of the Defence Force → memberOf → Department of Defence (Australia) →
this entity surface form: Australian Defence Organisation
Australian Defence Force Academy → operatedBy → Department of Defence (Australia) →
Russell Offices, Canberra → operatedBy → Department of Defence (Australia) →
Russell Offices, Canberra → operator → Department of Defence (Australia) →
Australian Defence Force → parentAgency → Department of Defence (Australia) →
Australian Signals Directorate → parentAgency → Department of Defence (Australia) →
Australian Army → parentOrganization → Department of Defence (Australia) →
Department of Defence (Australia) → portfolio → Department of Defence (Australia) self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Defence portfolio (Australia)
Russell Offices, Canberra → usedBy → Department of Defence (Australia) →