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Ghost Shark and AUKUS

SUBJECTS: Ghost Shark; AUKUS    JOURNALIST: Minister and Chief of Navy and David and CDS, thank you very much for the invitation. A quick question, if I may. You’ve said that this is the first facility. When do you expect to announce the others? When are you going to build them? …

Anduril Sydney Production Facility Opening

Good morning everyone, It’s a real pleasure to be here today to officially open this impressive new facility — a place that represents not just the future of Australian defence capability, but the future of Australian industry. It’s a shining example of what we can achieve when we get the decision-…

Radio Interview, Mix 104.9 Darwin

SUBJECTS: PFAS National Coordinating Body  KATIE WOOLF [HOST]: We're going to be speaking to the Assistant Minister for Defence now because the Northern Territory has joined a National Coordinating Body for PFAS, which aims to drive coordinated action across all levels of government. Now…

Television Interview, ABC Briefing

SUBJECTS: Inflation, Housing, Nuclear Energy, Priya’s law PATRICIA KARVELAS [HOST]: I want to bring in my political panel now. Peter Khalil is the Assistant Defence Minister. Jane Hume is Liberal Senator for Victoria. Welcome to both of you. I have to start on inflation. There was a, you know, very…

DHA delivers new properties for Canberra

Defence Housing Australia has completed two new developments in Canberra, adding 113 new properties to the region’s housing supply.  The new properties comprise 76 properties for serving Defence members and their families with another 37 properties built to support the local private housing…

Press Conference, South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting

SUBJECTS: South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting. 

Joint Communique - South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting

Defence Ministers or their representatives from Australia, Chile, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga gathered in Viña del Mar for the 10th South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) from 22 to 24 October 2025. They were joined by observers from Japan, the United…

PFAS National Coordinating Body Expands

The Northern Territory and Queensland have joined New South Wales as members of the PFAS National Coordinating Body, strengthening national collaboration on the management of per- and poly-fluoroaklyl substances (PFAS).  The Albanese Government announced the PFAS National Coordinating Body in…

Travel to Chile for the South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, is travelling to Chile for the 2025 South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM).  SPDMM provides a forum for regional defence ministers to enhance cooperation and drive Pacific-led responses to shared regional challenges…

Television Interview, ABC 7:30

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Prime Minister’s visit to the United States; Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with PLA-AF; Taiwan; Defence spending; Critical minerals   MICHAEL ROWLAND, HOST: The Acting Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Richard Marles, joined me earlier. Richard Marles, welcome.…

Television Interview, ABC Briefing

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Defence Spending; China Interaction. PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: So, let's return to the sort of defence dimensions of this big meeting. Donald Trump says AUKUS is full steam ahead. That is a significant moment for Australia considering the US President hadn't really uttered…

Television Interview, Sky Afternoon Agenda

SUBJECTS: New military training range in the Northern Territory, PM’s meeting with US President, Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with People’s Liberation Army-Air Force ASHLEIGH GILLON [HOST]: Welcome back. You are with Afternoon Agenda. Thanks for being with us. Let's bring you some more…