A new bid to improve diversity in the Australian Defence Force will target potential recruits from the country's Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Indigenous communities.

Defence Minister Marise Payne and Defence Personnel Minister Dan Tehan launched the latest diversity push as part of efforts to ensure the ADF reflects the wider Australian community.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Defence Minister Marise Payne. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

A new The ADF Surprised Us recruitment campaign seeks to widen the potential talent pool for Defence recruitment and features culturally diverse serving members share their stories, including about service in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related roles.

It includes case studies of serving members from diverse backgrounds who have become Australian citizens, answers frequently asked questions about life after enlisting and seeks to dispel misperceptions about life in the ADF.