EIN News: Australia Joel Fitzgibbon News http://www.einnews.com/australia/newsfeed-joel-fitzgibbon Constantly updated news and information about world affairs. US aims to boost Afghan troop surge http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199932752 23 Nov 2008 14:18 GMT ... years. Coalition defence ministers from eight nations with troops in southern Afghanistan, including Australia's Joel Fitzgibbon, met in Halifax, Canada, at the weekend to discuss progress. US Defence Secretary Robert ... Australia blasts UN for delays in Afghanistan http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199931327 23 Nov 2008 13:56 GMT ... THE Minister for Defence, Joel Fitzgibbon, has lashed out at the United Nations for hampering the rebuilding of Afghanistan amid ... Gates would like to add U.S. forces in Afghanistan http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199821153 22 Nov 2008 13:27 GMT ... Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay, center, shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Joel Fitzgibbon, as U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates walks past at the conclusion of a ... US: Financial woes no excuse in funding Afghan war http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199813918 22 Nov 2008 11:30 GMT ... Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay, center, shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Joel Fitzgibbon, as U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates walks past at the conclusion of a ... Aust not boosting Afghanistan troop numbers http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199771933 22 Nov 2008 02:58 GMT ... at a meeting of defence ministers in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon was at the talks and he joins us now. Minister, welcome. JOEL FITZGIBBON: Good ... Fitzgibbon says US set to extend Afghan commitment http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199771064 22 Nov 2008 02:31 GMT ... promises of three extra combat brigades made during the US election campaign, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon said today. Speaking after a meeting of nations with troops fighting in Afghanistan's troubled ... Gates would like to add US forces in Afghanistan http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199769012 22 Nov 2008 02:07 GMT ... Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay, center, shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Joel Fitzgibbon, as U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates walks past at the conclusion of a ... US looks set to extend Afghan commitment http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199764380 22 Nov 2008 01:26 GMT ... promises of three extra combat brigades made during the US election campaign, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon said on Saturday. Speaking after a meeting of nations with troops fighting in Afghanistan's ... Australia unlikely to send troops for US Afghan troop surge http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199753237 21 Nov 2008 23:32 GMT ... Australia unlikely to send troops for US Afghan troop surge Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says he has not been asked to increase Australia's troop commitment to Afghanistan at ... U.S. president-elect Barack Obama should look to other NATO allies for additional help in Afghanistan rather than ask countries who are already carrying a "disproportionate share of the load," Defence Minister Peter MacKay said. http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199733590 21 Nov 2008 21:26 GMT ... | 4:13 PM ET Defence Minister Peter MacKay, centre, stands with his Australian counterpart Joel Fitzgibbon, left, and Denmark's representative to NATO, Per Poulsen-Hansen at a meeting of the International ... Obama must knock on 'other doors' for Afghanistan: MacKay http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199733257 21 Nov 2008 21:26 GMT ... | 4:13 PM ET Defence Minister Peter MacKay, centre, stands with his Australian counterpart Joel Fitzgibbon, left, and Denmark's representative to NATO, Per Poulsen-Hansen at a meeting of the International ... Some NATO countries slacking in Afghanistan: MacKay http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199730185 21 Nov 2008 20:55 GMT ... Joel Fitzgibbon, left to right, Australian Minister of Defense; Peter MacKay, Canadian Minister of National Defence ... Australia's DMO Accepts Upgraded Frigates http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199660399 21 Nov 2008 14:11 GMT ... The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has agreed to Contractual Acceptance ... Dennis Shanahan: Living up to its promise http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199659091 21 Nov 2008 14:09 GMT ... DURING the last sitting week of parliament, affable Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon took advantage of a lull in proceedings to hand Kevin Rudd a quickly scribbled ... Ambitious agenda under gun http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=199658215 21 Nov 2008 14:08 GMT ... to produce the Rudd Government's defence white paper. For Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, the document will be the cornerstone of the Government's national security agenda. Crucially, it ...