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Television Interview, News Day, Sky News

TOM CONNELL, HOST: Pacific leaders have descended on South Korea for high level defence talks in the first Korea-Pacific Islands Summit. Top of the agenda: security threats posed by China and North Korea. Joining me live from Seoul is Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Defence Minister Marles.…

Visit to the Republic of Korea for the Korea-Pacific Islands Summit

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will visit the Republic of Korea to attend the inaugural Korea-Pacific Islands Summit on 29 May 2023, on behalf of the Prime Minister. Representatives from the 18 members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) have been…

Defence Strategic Review External Advisory Panel appointed

The Albanese Government will establish an External Advisory Panel to oversee the implementation of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) recommendations. Former Secretary of the Department of Defence, Mr Dennis Richardson AC, former Secretary of the Department of Finance, Ms Rosemary Huxtable PSM,…

Television Interview, Today Show

KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: Let's bring in Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, in Geelong and Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, in Brissy. Morning guys, nice to see you this morning. Richard, first up, Labor promised to reduce power bills by $275 a year by 2025. Can we now, officially this morning,…

Appointment of inaugural Chief of Personnel

Today the Albanese Government takes another step forward in implementing the recommendations of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) with the appointment of Major General Natasha Fox, AM, CSC, as the inaugural Chief of Personnel in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). As recommended by the DSR, ADF…

Radio interview, RN Breakfast

PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: The Quad’s pursuit of an open and free. Indo-Pacific has followed the Prime Minister home with his Indian counterpart arriving in Sydney overnight. While Narendra Modi will be welcomed by members of the Indian diaspora later tonight, he's seeking to take the relationship…

Television Interview, First Edition, Sky News

DANICA DEGIORGIO, HOST: Returning now to one of our top stories. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Sydney as he begins an official visit. Joining me now live is Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. What will be on the…

Doorstop Interview, Parliament House, ACT

JOURNALIST: The Indian PM touched down overnight. The Greens have urged the Prime Minister to raise human rights violations against minority groups in his talks with Modi tomorrow, will that issue be raised?

News Corp's Defending Australia, Australian War Memorial

Acknowledgements omitted. One year ago tomorrow the Albanese Government took office. And it has been a transformational 12 months. This time last year it was all very different. Our country was drifting in a sea of broken relationships: with major powers; with countries which should be our friends…

Doorstop interview, Ipswich, QLD

Subjects: Ipswich Show; G7; Voice to Parliament

Television Interview, Today Show

Subjects: G7, jobs, economy, Ipswich Show, Angus Houston, NCIS SARAH ABO, HOST: Well, Anthony Albanese will attend today's G7 summit in Japan, with special meetings scheduled with the leaders of the world's top liberal democracies. Let's bring in Deputy Prime Defence Minister Richard Marles and…

Speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia

I would like to begin by acknowledging the Kaurna people, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet this morning, and pay my respects to Elders past and present. Thank you to the American Chamber of Commerce and April Palmerlee for hosting this event. I’m thrilled to be among so many…