Russell Offices

{{Short description|Headquarters of the ADF and Department of Defence in Canberra, Australia}}

{{About|the building complex in Canberra|the building in the District of Columbia|Russell Senate Office Building}}

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|controlledby = Australian Department of Defence and the National Capital Authority

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The Russell Offices, also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in Russell, a suburb of Canberra,{{Cite web|date=1 October 2013|title=RUSSELL OFFICES, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/id/_Master/docs/NCRP/ACT/1004RussellOfficesACT.pdf |publisher=Australian Government, Department of Defence}} constituting the seat of the Australian Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force. The land area of the Russell Offices is managed and secured by the National Capital Authority.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nca.gov.au/parking/parking-areas/pay-parking-russell-and-constitution-avenue|title = Pay parking: Russell and Constitution Avenue|date=24 August 2015}}{{Cite web|title=Russell Precint|url=https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zfVppmbsclJc.kZOKk74sP8DU}}

Together with Campbell Park, these two government complexes house the offices of the Department of Defence and contain the administrative headquarters of the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.{{cite web|url=https://www.airforce.gov.au/RAAFBases/Australian-Capital-Territory/ADF-Russell-Offices/?RAAF-SqHKKIjiPZO4s8hgNytf/75YT3whW1R3|title=Russell Offices|work=Royal Australian Air Force|access-date=4 January 2017}} As well as other strategic, military and defence departments including those of the Australian Intelligence Community. The buildings in the complex are informally referred to as R1, R2 and so forth. R1–R4 are located together in the centre of the Russell complex,{{Cite web |title=canberra |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=canberra#map=18/-35.29766/149.15178 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=OpenStreetMap |language=en}} R5–R7 are located to the north,{{Cite web |title=canberra |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=canberra#map=18/-35.29479/149.14918 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=OpenStreetMap |language=en}} while R8 and R9 are together at the south.{{Cite web |title=canberra |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=canberra#map=18/-35.30047/149.15298 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=OpenStreetMap |language=en}}

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) was located at Russell until their move into the Ben Chifley Building in July 2013.{{cite news|title=Rudd opens new ASIO headquarters in Canberra|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-23/asio-headquarters-opens-in-canberra/4837858|access-date=26 July 2013|publisher=ABC News|date=23 July 2013}}

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) occupies Building 5 (R5) and Building 6 (R6) and their annexe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/minister/dan-tehan/media-releases/75m-upgrade-national-security-facilities|title=$75m upgrade to national security facilities|date=2 March 2017}} Upgrade works costing an estimated $75M were put to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works in March 2017.{{Cite web | title=3. Russell Offices Buildings 5 and 6, Infrastructure Upgrade Project – Parliament of Australia | url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Public_Works/GardenIslandEast/Report_5/section?id=committees%2Freportjnt%2F024079%2F24726 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112044342/https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Public_Works/GardenIslandEast/Report_5/section?id=committees%2Freportjnt%2F024079%2F24726 | access-date=2025-02-07 | archive-date=2019-01-12}} The project is in the Department of Defence budget.{{Cite web| title=Defence Portfolio Budget Statements 2018-19 | url=http://www.defence.gov.au/Budget/18-19/2018-19_Defence_PBS_03_Appendices.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712194227/http://www.defence.gov.au:80/Budget/18-19/2018-19_Defence_PBS_03_Appendices.pdf | archive-date=2018-07-12}}

The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is located in Building 4 (R4).{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/AGO/contact.htm |website=Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation |publisher=AGO |access-date=23 February 2019}}

Security for the Russell Offices Complex is administered by the Australian Federal Police. However, ADF Military Police and the ACT Police occasionally provide security for the area.