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Australian Defence Organisation

Government Agency
Agency nameAustralian Defence Organisation
Agency overview
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersCanberra
Operational structure
Minister
responsible		Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence
Agency executivesNick Warner, Secretary of the Department of Defence
ACM Angus Houston, Chief of the Defence Force
Child agencyDepartment of Defence
Australian Defence Force

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The Australian Defence Organisation is an Australian Government organisation which consists of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the civilian Department of Defence personnel supporting the ADF. The Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of the Department of Defence jointly manage the Defence organisation under a "diarchy", a term used to describe the relationship between the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary, both of whom report directly to the Minister for Defence. The ADO diarchy is a governance structure unique in the Australian Commonwealth public service.

The main elements of the Australian Defence Organisation are:

Australian Defence Force:

* Royal Australian Navy

* Australian Army

* Royal Australian Air Force

*Joint Operations Command

*Vice Chief of the Defence Force

Department of Defence:

*Capability Development Group

*Chief Finance Officer Group

*Chief Information Officer Group

*Defence Materiel Organisation

*Defence Science and Technology Organisation

*Defence Support Group

*Intelligence, Security and International Policy

** Defence Intelligence Organisation

** Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation

** Defence Signals Directorate

*People Strategies and Policy

*Strategy, Coordination and Governance

*Australian Defence Force Cadets

Military of Australia

Category:Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia

fr:Organisme australien de défense

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In the line of duty - SX News (blog) Tweet this news
SX News (blog)--But a gay-hate scandal is putting the -Australian Defence- Force in a new light. Jason Bartlett reports. When Australia first allowed gays to serve openly in the military almost twenty years ago it was with a whimper not a bang. ... - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:39:34 GMT+00:00
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ABC Online--The inquiries announced by Defence Minister Stephen Smith are important in addressing the -Australian Defence- Force Academy (ADFA) Skype sex scandal. However they will not be enough to bring about lasting cultural change. For an -organisation - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:41:06 GMT+00:00
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Our army at war against their female comrades - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--The recent events at the -Australian Defence- Force Academy involving the filming of a young woman as she had consensual sex are disgusting - as are the actions taken after the event by the so-called leaders of the academy ('&a - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:02:46 GMT+00:00
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Hughes' Daughter Defends Him Against New Abuse Claims - Contactmusic.com Tweet this news
Contactmusic.com--The daughter of -Australian- actor Robert Hughes has spoken out in -defence- of her father, insisting she is "appalled and outraged" by "untrue" allegations the TV star molested his niece. In 2010, for - Date : Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:28:34 GMT+00:00
Strategic feeling the pressure - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--The company is now reliant on making a profit from commercial flights in Australia and south-east Asia after its charter arm, Strategic Aviation, lost its key contract with the -Australian Defence- Force to fly troops and military c - Date : Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:00:34 GMT+00:00
Waging war on infectious diseases - UQ News Tweet this news
UQ News--A new line of -defence- has been established against global health problems and infectious diseases, with the official opening of the -Australian- Infectious Diseases Research Centre in Brisbane. Centre Director Professor Mark Walker said the AID - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:17:10 GMT+00:00



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