Australian Defence Organisation

Australian Defence Organisation
Agency overview
Formed	9 February 1976
Jurisdiction	Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	75,685 (June 2020)
Annual budget	A$42.151 billion (2020-21)
Ministers responsible	Richard Marles, Minister for Defence; Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for Defence; Matt Keogh, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel; Pat Conroy (politician), Minister for Defence Industry;
Agency executives	Greg Moriarty, Secretary of Defence; Angus Campbell, Chief of the Defence Force;
Child agencies	Australian Defence Force; Department of Defence;
Website	defence.gov.au

The Australian Defence Organisation (ADO), also known as simply Defence, is an Australian Government organisation that consists of both the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Department of Defence (DoD). The ADO's collective aims are to "defend Australia and its national interests" and "protect and advance Australia's strategic interests".

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