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Television Interview, ABC Weekend Breakfast

SUBJECT/S: Chinese Naval Vessels off the Coast of Australia. Fauziah IbrahiM, HOST: As we've been reporting this morning, the Foreign Minister, Penny Wong has raised concerns about transparency around live firing by Chinese naval vessels in the Tasman Sea. She's raised this with her Chinese…

Television Interview, Weekend Sunrise

SUBJECT/S: Chinese Naval Vessels off the Coast of Australia. DAVID WOIWOD, HOST: Well, the Albanese Government is demanding answers from Beijing after a shock live fire exercise by Chinese warships off Australia's east coast. The military manoeuvres which have dramatically ratcheted up tensions…

Television Interview, Weekend Today

SUBJECT/S: Chinese Naval Vessels off the Coast of Australia. CLINT STANAWAY, HOST: Concern is now mounting this morning over the Chinese warships off Australia's east coast now accused of conducting a live fire exercise. ALISON PIOTROWSKI, HOST: Commercial pilots are being warned of the potential…

Radio Interview, ABC Radio - Perth Drive

SUBJECT/S: Chinese Naval Vessels off the Coast of Australia  GARY ADSHEAD, HOST: Straight away, let's go to the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles. The thanks very much for joining us. Minister, it's a pleasure. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: Gary, how are you?…

Press Conference, Brisbane

SUBJECT/S: Australia-PNG Defence Ministers’ Meeting; Chinese Naval Vessels off the Coast of Australia; Ukraine Conflict; AUKUS. 

Opening Remarks, Brisbane

SUBJECT/S: Australia-PNG Defence Ministers’ Meeting.  DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, RICHARD MARLES: Look, it's fantastic to have my really good friend Billy Joseph here the Papua New Guinea, Minister for Defence. Billy and I have met on numerous occasions, but we are really excited about the…

Joint Statement: Australia-Papua New Guinea Defence Ministers' Meeting

On 20 February, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles hosted Minister for Defence Dr Billy Joseph for the 2025 Australia-Papua New Guinea Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Brisbane.  The two Ministers reaffirmed the defence relationship as a key pillar of the Comprehensive Strategic and…

Television Interview, Sky News First Edition

SUBJECTS: ASIO Annual Threat Assessment; Chinese Naval Vessels off the Coast of Australia; Port of Darwin; Ukraine Conflict; Australia–PNG Defence Ties. PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Back to our top story of state sponsored murder plots and a bid to steal our defence secrets. This isn't a movie, folks.…

Radio Interview, Mix 104.9 Darwin

SUBJECT/S: 83rd Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin; Investing in Australia’s Northern Bases; Defence Force Personnel in the NT; Interest Rate Cut; Cost of Living; Federal Election. KATIE WOOLF, HOST: We're going to get straight into it because we have got such a busy morning lined up for…

Bombing of Darwin anniversary

I acknowledge the Larrakeyah people and pay my respects to their elders; past, present and emerging. Can I acknowledge all the service men and women who wear their nation’s uniform, dignitaries, ladies and gentlemen here today.  83 years ago, on this day, a distant, growing noise across the…

Radio Interview, ABC Darwin

SUBJECTS: 83rd Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin; Investing in Australia’s Northern Bases; Port of Darwin; Defence Force Personnel in the NT; Federal Election; Interest Rate Cut.  LARA STIMPSON, HOST: Deputy Prime Minister, welcome back to Darwin and good morning. RICHARD MARLES,…

Commemorating the 83rd anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin

Today we remember those who lost their lives in the 1942 Bombing of Darwin and honour the service men and women who leapt to action to defend Australia’s north.  On this day, 83 years ago, Darwin faced a devastating aerial assault by Japanese forces, the first foreign attack on home soil in…