DEFENCE PORTFOLIO

Core Functions

• National security and sovereign capability

• Defence workforce recruitment and training

• Defence industry partnerships

• Cyber, intelligence, logistics, and engineering capability

• Infrastructure protection and resilience

Key Responsibilities

• Build sovereign skills in engineering, cyber, logistics

• Integrate Defence training with TAFE and universities

• Support remote and regional training hubs

• Strengthen Defence–industry collaboration

• Protect national infrastructure (energy, water, comms)

Primary Outputs

• Defence–TAFE Joint Training Centres

• Cyber Defence Workforce Pipeline

• Logistics & Resilience Workforce Program

• Defence‑supported regional training hubs

• Infrastructure protection protocols