Robert Hill
Robert Hill
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It's our commitment to meet the request of the Solomon Islands to help them deal with an issue they can't deal with themselves. And we say the first step in that is a restoration of law and order,
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It is the beginning of a program which will create more than 1000 direct jobs in South Australia and up to 1000 additional jobs throughout the country,
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They were obviously in very good heart. They were pleased that they had been able to complete their first patrol and saving the lives of the policemen was a significant morale boost in itself.
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It wasn't totally destroyed at the time of the Gulf War ... and no doubt more of that evidence will be declassified and put before the broader community.
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It was a good game and Buford played us tough, ... Both teams competed well out there tonight.
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They're on a constant reconnaissance mission; their task is to find targets such as ballistic missile sites. They either destroy them themselves or call in air support.
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The idea is that if there is an event that is beyond the capability of the civil authority, the police, to handle -- and a serious terrorist incident might fall within that category -- we want to be able to use the ADF (Australian Defense Force) flexibly and effectively to protect the lives of Australian people,
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The idea is if there is an event that is beyond the capability of the civil authority, the police, to handle -- and a serious terrorist incident might fall within that category -- we want to be able to use the ADF flexibly and effectively to protect the lives of Australian people,
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And it's really a question of how long that takes. But what I'm saying to you is I don't think that should take too long.
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The long range of these new missiles will reduce the risk to both aircraft and crew by decreasing their exposure in a high threat environment.
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I think the level of success within Honiara will affect the atmosphere across the rest of the Solomon Islands. But we will be capable of moving beyond the capital if that's necessary.
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While there is no known specific threat of terrorism against the Rugby World Cup ...counter-terrorism units are well prepared and positioned to assist police with highly trained, well-equipped and capable forces should the need arise,
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The top of our agenda continues to be the global war against terrorism and the part each of our countries is playing in that fight,