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Television Interview, ABC 730

SUBJECT/S: AI; AUKUS; Defence Spending; Australia-US Defence Relationship;  HOST, JACOB GREBER: Richard Marles, welcome to 730. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, RICHARD MARLES: Good evening. GREBER: So the Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei who you met quite recently, wants governments to slow down on the AI…

Doorstop, Parliament House

SUBJECTS: Largest ADF in 25 years; Migration; AI; Strengthening Community Safety program; Children online; Airline declarations; Defence exports. 

Television Interview, Today Show

SUBJECT/S: Children online; Migration; Largest ADF in 25 years. JAYNE AZZOPARDI, HOST: Australian parents are facing a major wake up call this morning as the radicalisation of children playing online video games is set to be investigated, for more Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles joins us…

Television Interview, News24

SUBJECT/S: Largest ADF in 25 years; AI; Middle East conflict; Fuel excise and supply; Migration;  PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Recruitment in the Australian Defence Force has risen over the last financial year. More than 8,000 personnel enlisted, taking the total permanent and full-time…

Television Interview, Sunrise

SUBJECT/S: Largest ADF in 25 years; AI HOST, NATALIE BARR: Thank you, Sam. It's been revealed this morning the number of people joining the Australian Defence Force has risen to its highest point in almost 20 years. More than 8,000 people enlisted over the past year, which is 1,000 more than the…

Largest ADF in 25 years

More Australians are choosing to join and stay in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as the Albanese Government continues its record investments to put Defence recruitment and retention back on track.  In the 2025-26 financial year, the ADF grew to its largest size in a quarter of a century,…

Radio Interview, ABC Perth

SUBJECTS: AUKUS Deal; Naval capability; Defence infrastructure.

Television Interview, Today Show

SUBJECTS: One Nation Cartoon; Immigration; US Force Posture in Australia; 25th Anniversary of 9/11.    SYLVIA JEFFREYS, HOST: To discuss this now, we're joined by Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles in Melbourne. Minister, good morning to you and thanks for your time today…

Television Interview, ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECT/S: NFL in Melbourne; Fuel supply and price; Middle East Conflict; 25th anniversary of 9/11; One Nation Cartoon; Car Theft Data; Geelong vs Fremantle  JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: And one of those people who's very excited about today's game is the Deputy Prime Minister and the Defence Minister…

25th commemoration of September 11

Today marks 25 years since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, which claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people in the United States and from countries around the world.On this solemn day, we remember the 2,977 people killed in New York, Washington DC and in…

Army's world-class air defence capability ready for operations

Australia’s integrated air and missile defence capability has been strengthened with the achievement of Final Operational Capability for Army’s National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) capability. This milestone confirms the NASAMS has met all requirements for operational service…

$2.4 billion investment in air and missile defence

The Albanese Government is investing $2.4 billion to strengthen Australia's air and missile defence capabilities while building a resilient sovereign defence industrial base. Delivered as part of the second tranche of AIR 6500, this investment is a critical component of the Albanese Government’s…