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Television Interview, ABC 7.30

SUBJECT: AUKUS. DAVID SPEERS, HOST: Richard Marles welcome to the program.  RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: Good evening David. SPEERS: So you've argued this is what you wanted all along. Why then didn't you say that?

Radio Interview, ABC Radio National News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Virginia-class submarines, visit to Australia by Solomon Islands Prime Minister SALLY SARA: Well, there's fresh debate about the value of the AUKUS deal with the US and UK, after the Federal Government this week scrapped plans to buy a new Virginia-class submarine in favour of an…

Television Interview, Sky News Australia

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; nuclear-powered submarines PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: You're with First Edition on this Wednesday morning, folks. Thanks for your company. Well, the Defence Minister, Richard Marles last night put up a strident defence of AUKUS after criticism over the pact from one his own party.…

Defending Australia Summit 2026 Q&A

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Collins Class LOTE; Defence Spending; Middle East Conflict; Indo-Pacific; Taiwan CAMERON STEWART, MODERATOR: Okay, Richard, first of all, thank you very much for coming along tonight and taking questions. On behalf of The Australian we definitely appreciate it. Hugely…

Speech to the 2026 Defending Australia Summit

*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Can I acknowledge Sam Paparo in absentia? We are enormously lucky to have Sam Paparo as the Commander of the Indo-Pacific Command. So, much of what we do in terms of the way in which we think about the operational footprint of the Australian Defence Force is done in…

ADF to support Ukraine training efforts in Poland

Australian Defence Force personnel will train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland as part of Australia’s ongoing commitment to supporting Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion. From mid-2026, the ADF will partner with the Norwegian-led multinational Operation Legio to train…

Joint Statement on the Second India–Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue

1. Minister of Defence of India, Shri Rajnath Singh, welcomed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, to India for the second India–Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue. They welcomed the significant progress in the bilateral relationship, and reflected on…

Opening Remarks, Australia-India Defence Ministers' Dialogue, New Delhi

SHRI RAJNATH SINGH, DEFENCE MINISTER OF INDIA: I would like to thank you for taking the time to come here for the Defence Minister’s Dialogue. Before I proceed ahead, I would like to congratulate your government on the recent key defence leadership, the first woman Defence Secretary and the…

Doorstop, New Delhi

SUBJECTS: Australia-India Defence Cooperation; Quad; AUKUS. 

Doorstop, Singapore

SUBJECTS: 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue; AUKUS; Pillar II Signature Project; Indo-Pacific; Maritime Security.

Opening remarks AUKUS Defence Ministers' Meeting, Singapore

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Pillar II Signature Project. 

Joint Statement, AUKUS Defence Ministers’ Meeting

Today the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Honorable Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of War, and the Right Honourable John Healey MP, UK Secretary of State for Defence, met at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore and re-affirmed their commitment to…