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Doorstop Interview, Cairns

SUBJECTS: Australia’s Northern Bases; Defence Industry in Cairns; AUKUS; Cairns Common User Facility; Australia-Canada Relationship; JORN; Federal Budget.

Radio Interview, 4CA - Breakfast with Murray Jones

SUBJECTS: Visit to Cairns; Vanuatu Guardian Class Patrol Boat Handback; Defence Funding; US-Australia Alliance; Regional Partnerships; Critical Minerals.               MURRAY JONES, HOST: Well, a luncheon today with the Cairns Chamber…

Television Interview, ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Ukraine; Middle East Conflict; Australia-Canada Relationship; US Tariff Decision. JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: Let's go back to our top stories and get the Australian government's response to what's happening in those major conflicts overseas. We're joined now by the Deputy Prime Minister,…

Television Interview, Today

SUBJECTS: Ukraine; Middle East Conflict; Defence Funding; Cost of Living Relief.  KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: More now on that breaking news out of Washington D.C., the White House issuing a statement detailing Donald Trump's 90 minute phone call with Vladimir Putin revealing a conditional…

Radio Interview, ABC Perth Drive

SUBJECTS: Middle East Conflict; Collins Class Submarines; AUKUS; Peter Dutton’s Referendum Proposal; CFMEU.  GARY ADSHEAD, HOST: Richard Marles, Defence Minister, joins us on the line now. Thanks very much for your time. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon, Gary, how are…

Radio Interview, 6PR Perth Live

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Collins Class Submarines; Supporting Australian Defence Industry; Peter Dutton’s Referendum Proposal.  [EXCERPT OF MALCOLM TURNBULL] OLIVER PETERSON, HOST: Who are these dumb guys who agreed to this deal? Well, I don't know if he's talking about my next guest, the Deputy…

Doorstop Interview, Perth

SUBJECTS:  Supporting Australian Defence Industry; AUKUS; Henderson Defence Precinct; Defence Funding; Austal; General Purpose Frigate Program; Collins Class Submarines. 

Albanese Government invests more than $400 million to maintain Navy vessels locally

The Albanese Government has secured more work for Australians to maintain and sustain vessels for the Navy through a $400 million contract with Navantia Australia.  The seven-year contract secures about 200 local jobs, primarily in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, while underscoring the Government…

United States Marines return to the Top End for 2025

Australia is proud to welcome the 14th rotation of the United States Marine Rotational Force - Darwin (MRF-D), to the Northern Territory today.  The 2025 rotation of United States Marines to the Top End continues 15 years of training and collaboration with the Australian Defence Force (ADF).…

First trainees and apprentices commence pathways programs to grow South Australia's skilled defence industry workforce

Two new pathways programs established by the Albanese Government in partnership with the Malinauskas Government have commenced as part of a critical step towards delivering the nation’s future defence industry workforce. The Defence Industry Pathways Program and the Shipbuilding Employment…

Albanese Government purchases more guided missiles as part of future made in Australia

Australia will manufacture missiles at home from 2025, thanks to another step forward by the Albanese Government, with Australia and the United States signing two memoranda of understanding. The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Co-Assembly agreement enables the assembly of a first batch of…

Jobs boost for Brisbane as Albanese Government invests $200 million in Navy's communications system

The Albanese Government is upgrading  communication systems on Royal Australian Navy ships under a $200 million program with Boeing Defence Australia that will create dozens of jobs across the Brisbane region. This investment will create more than 50 local jobs primarily in Brisbane, which…