Australian Defence Organisation

Australian Defence Organisation
Agency overview
Formed	9 February 1976
Jurisdiction	Australia
Headquarters	Canberra;
Employees	82,724 (2024–25, estimated)
Annual budget	A$53.58 billion (2024–25, estimated)
Ministers responsible	Richard Marles, Minister for Defence; Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery; Matt Keogh, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel;
Agency executives	Greg Moriarty, Secretary of Defence; David Johnston, 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 Defence, is an Australian Government organisation that consists of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the Department of Defence (the Department, DoD; occaisionally Defence Australia), and other related organisations. Defence's mission and purpose is "to defend Australia and its national interests in order to advance Australia’s security and prosperity".