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Joint Press Conference, Adelaide

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Prime Minister’s visit to the United States; Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with PLA-AF; EU defence relationships; Critical Minerals Framework; SA election. 

Doorstop Interview, Kangaroo Flats Training Area

PETER KHALIL [ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR DEFENCE]: Yes, yeah. Well, good morning, everyone. My name is Peter Khalil; I’m the Assistant Minister for Defence, and it’s great to be up here at the top end. I’m actually up at Kangaroo Flats Training Area for this fantastic upgrade to the training range. We’…

New $46.1 Million Military Range Boosts Northern Defence Capability

Australia and the United States have taken a major step forward in strengthening joint military capability with the completion of the country’s largest and most advanced Marksmanship Training Range at Kangaroo Flats Training Area near Darwin. Delivered under the $747 million United States Force…

Television Interview, Sky News

SUBJECTS: Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with People’s Liberation Army‑Air Force; 31st Australia-PNG Ministerial Forum; PNG-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty; Australia-Vanuatu relationship; Prime Minister’s visit to the US; AUKUS. 

Doorstop Interview, Canberra

SUBJECT/S: Unsafe and unprofessional interaction with People’s Liberation Army–Air Force

Defence Ministers' Joint Statement - PNG-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty Implementation

Australia’s Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, and Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Defence, the Hon Dr Billy Joseph MP met today in Canberra to begin our pathway from defence partners to allies under the PNG-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty – the Pukpuk Treaty…

Joint Press Conference, PNG-Australia Ministerial Forum

SUBJECTS:  31st Australia-PNG Ministerial Forum; PNG-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty.

Australia to gift Papua New Guinea Defence Force uniforms

In partnership with the Government of Papua New Guinea, the Albanese Government will gift 4,500 sets of Australian-made combat uniforms to the PNG Defence Force (PNGDF). The uniforms will be the same quality and fit as those worn by members of the Australian Defence Force but customized with the…

31st Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum

The Albanese Government will welcome Ministers from Papua New Guinea to Canberra today for the 31st Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum.  The Ministerial Forum co-hosted by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong and Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs, the…

Press Conference, Washington DC

SUBJECTS: Meetings in the US and Korea with counterparts, Australia signs tax treaty with Ukraine, Defence spending. JIM CHALMERS, TREASURER: This is a time of great uncertainty in the global economy. This is a global economy which has been resilient so far, but which is still defined by risk. Even…

$19 million to help more Aussie businesses join US submarine supply chain

The Albanese Government is delivering more opportunities for Australian businesses to secure high-value manufacturing contracts in the United States submarine industrial base, thanks to a $19 million investment in the Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification (AUSSQ) Pilot. The Albanese…

Radio Interview, ABC North Queensland

SUBJECTS: ADF training incident in Townsville ADAM STEPHEN. HOST: Richard Marles is the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Defence and today he extended his condolences to the garrison city, confirming that the M113 armoured personnel carrier that was involved in the incident, as a…