(Source: Australian Government) TRANSCRIPT: JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH UK SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE, PHILIP HAMMOND - BAE SHIPYARD, HENDERSON TRANSCRIPTION: PROOF COPY E & OE DATE: 17 JANUARY 2013 TOPICS:Perth Scorchers; AUKMIN; Fleet Base West; procurement cooperation; Mali; Afghanistan transition; hostage situation in Algeria STEPHEN SMITH: Well, thanks very much for turning up. I'm very pleased to welcome United Kingdom Defence Secretary Philip Hammond to Perth and to Australia. This is Philip's first visit to Australia as Defence Secretary, and I'm very pleased that he's been able to come and spend the day with me in Perth before our formal AUKMIN meeting tomorrow...
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