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ASPI Defence Conference, Q&A

SUBJECTS: Defence Delivery Agency reforms; Domestic defence sovereign industrial capability; Strategic partnerships in the Pacific.

ASPI Defence Conference, Q&A

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; AUKUS Pillar II; National Defence Strategy 2026;AI; Defence industry; Indo-Pacific; EU-Australia relationship; Critical Minerals

Radio Interview, 2GB Afternoons

Subjects: Defence Estate Audit, Divestment of Victoria Barracks Sydney 

Doorstop, Parliament House

SUBJECTS: Capital Gains Tax; Keir Starmer.  JOURNALIST: I just want to ask you about the Budget, WA Premier Roger Cook was met the Prime Minister yesterday. He’s lobbying for mining exploration companies to be given a carve out from the new CGT rules. Is that something under consideration?…

Television Interview, ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Keir Starmer; AUKUS; Capital Gains Tax; Australian War Memorial; Five Eyes Statement on Artificial Intelligence.  EMMA REBELLATO, HOST: Well, let's get some more reaction now on the resignation of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and on other things too. We're joined by the…

Television Interview, Sky News First Edition

SUBJECTS: Biggest Defence export deal in history; Keir Starmer. JAYNIE SEAL, HOST: Joining us live is Defence Minister Richard Marles. Minister, thank you so much for joining us. The UK is now going to appoint its seventh Prime Minister in 10 years. What is your reaction to Keir Starmer's…

Television Interview, Today Show

SUBJECTS: Biggest Defence export deal in history; Polls; Keir Starmer SARAH ABO, HOST: Well, Australia and Canada have inked a $2.5 billion defence export deal. The largest in our history. So, to discuss, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles joins us live now from Parliament House. Deputy PM,…

Television Interview, Sunrise

SUBJECT/S: Polls; tax reform; Biggest Defence export deal in history HOST, MATT SHIRVINGTON: Major question marks are hovering over our next federal election, with new polls revealing that if were to be held today, it would be too close to call between Labor and One Nation. It comes as…

Television Interview, Sky Politics Now

Subjects: Tax reform, CGT, AUKUS TOM CONNELL [HOST]: All the talk today in Parliament is around the various tax changes Labor is trying to get passed through the Parliament. Joining me live now, Assistant Defence Minister Peter Khalil. Thank you for your time. Does it feel as though you've…

Joint Press Conference, Parliament House

SUBJECTS: Over The Horizon Radar Export Agreement; Middle East Conflict; Australian-Canadian relationship; United States; Australian Defence capability

Australia and Canada sign landmark agreement on Over the Horizon Radar export

The Albanese Government has delivered the nation’s largest ever defence export, with the signing of a government-to-government arrangement with Canada to export an Australian Over the Horizon Radar (OTHR) system.  This $2.5 billion agreement marks the first international sale of Australia’s…

Opinion Piece, The Case for AUKUS

On a sunny day in Perth last year, I stood on a nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Vermont, which was berthed at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. This was the third American, nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine to visit in preparation for rotations in Australia under the AUKUS agreement.…