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RAAF Air Show heads west in 2027

For the first time in 15 years, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Show will return to the skies above Perth in 2027. The free air show, on Sunday, 12 September, 2027 will be a spectacular aviation experience showcasing Australian Defence Force aircraft, military capabilities and Defence…

Radio Interview, ABC Perth Mornings

SUBJECTS: OpenAI incident; Interest rates; Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition; SRF-West; Nuclear waste disposal; Defence Estate Audit; Immigration NADIA MITSOPOULOS, HOST: Well, the Deputy PM, Richard Marles, is in town today. He’s found some time to drop by the studio. He’s also the…

Offshore Patrol Vessels to be homeported in Cairns: supporting jobs and industry in North Queensland

At least two Royal Australian Navy Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) will be homeported at HMAS Cairns, strengthening defence industry and regional security in Northern Australia. The first, HMAS Arafura, is scheduled to be homeported in Cairns in early 2027. This decision builds on the…

Television Interview, News 24 Sunday Agenda

SUBJECT/S: Economy; Interest rates; Middle East conflict; AI; US-China Relationship; Defence Estate Audit; Politics HOST, ANDREW CLENNELL: So, joining me live is the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles. Thanks so much for your time, Richard Marles. I will get onto this…

Television Interview, ABC Afternoon Briefing

SUBJECTS: South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting (SPDMM); Pacific Response Group; Transnational Organised Crime SARA TOMEVSKA [HOST]: The South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting, which includes Australia, Chile, Fiji, France and more, has wrapped up in Fiji. On the top of the agenda was the…

Joint Press Conference, Fiji

SUBJECTS: South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting (SPDMM); Defence Training Hub; Pacific Response Group (PRG)

Australia to host South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting in 2027

Australia will host the 12th South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting (SPDMM) in 2027, after members endorsed Australia’s nomination at this year's meeting in Fiji. SPDMM is the region's premier defence ministerial forum, bringing together Pacific partners to strengthen defence cooperation and…

Press Conference, Sydney

SUBJECT/S: OpenAI incident

Joint Communique, South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting

Defence ministers and representatives from Australia, Chile, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga gathered in Nadi for the 11th South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) from 22 to 24 September 2026. They were joined by observers from Japan, the United Kingdom and…

Television Interview, Sunrise

SUBJECT/S: Artificial intelligence HOST, MATT SHIRVINGTON: Now we want to get more on the breaking news this morning. The Prime Minister an hour ago, revealing Australia has suffered a cyber attack with an AI agent infiltrating a government website relating to Medicare. HOST, NATALIE BARR:…

Radio Interview, ABC Radio National

SUBJECT/S: Artificial intelligence HOST, SALLY SARA: Richard Marles is the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence and joins me now. Minister, welcome back to breakfast. ACTING PRIME MINISTER, RICHARD MARLES: Morning, Sally. How are you? SARA: Very well, thank you. Was the…

Television Interview, Today Show

SUBJECT/S: Artificial intelligence HOST, TOM STEINFORT: All right, we'll get more now on that breaking news that a rogue AI agent infiltrated multiple Australian government websites, accessing private data from relating to health services and crime. Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles joins me…