Based in Canberra, the Australian Business Defence Industry Unit provides members with a range of services to support their entry and business in the Australian defence market. Services are tailored to meet the needs of member companies of all sizes and from around Australia.
Defence news
Monthly Defence Industry Newsletters and regular bulletins ensure that members are on top of their business with the latest news about the defence industry market.
Business opportunities
Members receive weekly Defence Tender Bulletins highlighting business opportunities with:
- the Department of Defence
- Federal and State Governments
- international contacts (including New Zealand, United Nations and European Union)
- other member companies.
Business advice
Members have access to expert business advice over the phone, by email or in face-to-face meetings to help them navigate the complexity of the defence market.
Whether you are looking for the right entry point to the Department of Defence, seeking advice on how to write your tender or wondering who to speak to about particular business issues, the staff at the Australian Business Defence Industry Unit can help.
Defence Industry policy
The Australian Business Defence Industry Unit is your advocate in Canberra, making sure that the views of industry are considered by the Federal Government and Department of Defence.
Members are regularly consulted on defence industry policy and their views represented in policy submissions put forward by the Australian Business Defence Industry Unit to Government and the Department of Defence.
View recent policy submissions.
Corporate Members of the Australian Business Defence Industry Unit can also avail themselves to direct policy input in roundtables with key Federal Government and Department of Defence decision makers.
This Corporate Member group has recently met with:
- The Hon Jason Clare, Minister for Defence Materiel Mar 2011
- Head Export Programs and Industry Engagement, Defence Materiel Organisation Oct 2010
- Head of Industry Division, Defence Materiel Organisation Jan 2010
- Mark Thomson and Leigh Purnell of the DCP Review Team Nov 2009.
Other New South Wales Business Chamber services
Members of the Australian Business Defence Industry Unit are also able to access several of the leading business advisory and information services of the New South Wales Business Chamber to help manage industrial relations, HR and other aspects of their business.