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Parliamentary Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

The Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade considers and reports on matters relating to foreign affairs, defence, trade, and human rights that may be referred to it by either House of the Parliament, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Defence, or the Minister for Trade. The Committee may also inquire into matters raised in annual reports of relevant Commonwealth Government departments and authorities or in reports of the Commonwealth Auditor-General. See also: Brief history of the Committee

The Committee has recently tabled reports of the Inquiry into RAAF F-111 Deseal-Reseal workers and their families and the Inquiry into Australia's Relationship with ASEAN.


 
F-111 Deseal Reseal inquiry

During its inquiry into the RAAF's F-111 Deseal-Reseal program, the committee heard that while the aircraft had been a key part of Australia's defence strategy since the 1970s,keeping these ageing strike-bombers in the air has come at a terrible human cost.

In this video presentation from the About the House TV program first screened in October 2008, former workers and their families discuss some of the evidence presented to the committee.

Related links:

›› See also: After Burn (About the House magazine article, September 2008 – PDF 319 kb)

›› Visit Inquiry home page

›› More About the House TV content


The Committee is currently conducting the following inquiries:

Other Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee information

The Committee Secretariat can be contacted at:

Committee Secretary
Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Department of the House of Representatives
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA

Phone: 61 2 6277 2313
Fax: 61 2 6277 2221
email: jscfadt@aph.gov.au

Sealing a Just outcome

Report into RAAF F-111 Deseal-Reseal workers and their families released

Deseal reseal report

›› Read Report
›› Visit Inquiry home page


Universal Declaration of Human Rights
60th Anniversary

Public Forum: 24 November 2008

›› Visit Forum Home page
›› Read Transcript (PDF 108 kb)


About the House magazine

About the House: your free, colour magazine about the work of the House and its committees

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