Senator the Hon Marise Payne
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Marise Payne is Australia’s 53rd Minister for Defence. She was sworn in on 21 September 2015 after previously serving as the Minister for Human Services for two years. She has more than two decades Parliamentary experience after filling a casual vacancy in 1997 to represent the people of New South Wales in the Australian Senate. During her parliamentary career she has served as Shadow Minister for Indigenous Development and Employment, Shadow Minister for COAG [Council of Australian Governments] and Shadow Minister for Housing.
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Marise Payne - The Women Leaders
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Remarks from Foreign Minister Marise Payne 28 April 2022
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Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia, Senator the Hon Marise Payne - ASEAN Main Portal
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Satellite research partnership at the forefront of Australian space research
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#DWP2016ASPI - Keynote Address from Senator the Hon Marise Payne
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Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia, Senator the Hon Marise Payne - ASEAN Main Portal
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Senator Marise Payne
Marise Payne, the uncrowned Liberal
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Australia, Lithuania to Unite in Countering China Pressures
Marise Payne
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Australian Government Supports OSCE Process and Principles Including Self-Determination for Artsakh –