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SUBJECT: AUKUS. SEAN COWAN: Pat Conroy is my guest this morning. Good morning, Pat. MINISTER PAT CONROY: Good morning, Sean. How are you?

SUBJECTS: Federal Budget; Housing; AUKUS.  OLIVER PETERSON, HOST: Lots of chat, lots of talk of the federal Budget which was handed down almost 24 hours ago now by the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers at Parliament House in Canberra. Joining me from there right now live on 6PR today is the Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles. Good afternoon.

SUBJECTS: Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference; Defence budget; HMAS Stirling; Australia’s contribution to the Combined Maritime Force; AUKUS; US Presidential election; Global rules-based order; ARPANSA low level waste license. 

SUBJECTS: Growing & Skilling Australia’s Submariner Workforce; Invictus Games 2025.

SUBJECTS: 75th anniversary of Australian service in the Korean War, Middle East conflict SIMON BEAUMONT, HOST: Today is the start of the commemoration of the Korean War back in 1950. Matt Keogh is the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and joins us now. G'day, Matt. MINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE PERSONNEL, MATT KEOGH: G'day, Simon. Great to be with you.

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Collins Class Submarines; Supporting Australian Defence Industry; Peter Dutton’s Referendum Proposal.  [EXCERPT OF MALCOLM TURNBULL]

INTERVIEW WITH GARY ADSHEAD6PR PERTH MORNINGS FRIDAY, 22 MARCH 2024 SUBJECTS: AUKUS nuclear submarine program funding, Peter Dutton’s nuclear fantasy.

SUBJECTS: Final Report from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

SUBJECTS: National Defence Strategy and Defence Acquisition; China Relationship; AUKUS; Iran’s Attack on Israel. HOST, GARY ADSHEAD: And the two gentlemen join me in the studio. Good morning, Andrew. Good morning, Matt. 

SUBJECTS: WA Shipbuilding; Housing; Cost of Living; Birth Rates; Labour Force Data; Immigration.   GARY ADSHEAD, HOST: Welcome to the 6PR studio, guys. How are you? You're both - 

SUBJECTS: Loud noise in WA/Singapore Air Force activity off WA coast, DVA invoices, Middle East conflict SPEAKER: In the left corner, federal Labor member for Burt, Matt Keogh, and in the right corner federal Liberal member for Canning, Andrew Hastie.  HOST, GARY ADSHEAD: And they join us on the line from Canberra. Thanks very much for your time, gentlemen. 

SUBJECTS: Final Report from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide; Middle East Conflict; UN Vote; Disability Royal Commission. HOST, SEAN COWAN: Well, this is the first time I've refereed this title fight. Pleased to have you in the studio, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, Matt Keogh.

SUBJECTS: ADF Opens Recruitment to Non-Australian Citizens; NZYQ; Estimates – Speechwriter in DSS

SUBJECTS: Defence Workforce Plan; Overseas Made Electric Vehicles. GARY ADSHEAD, HOST: Okay, let's go to Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh who joins us on the line. G'day, Matt.

SUBJECTS: Government Response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

SUBJECTS: Return of HMAS Toowoomba; Hamas-Israel conflict; Mid-year budget update. OLIVER PETERSON, HOST: Acting Prime Minister, Richard Marles, good afternoon. Good to have you in Perth. RICHARD MARLES, ACTING PRIME MINISTER: Oly, great to be with you on this fantastic Perth afternoon.

E&OE Transcript ANDY PARK, ABC Radio National Australia  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024 Subjects: Tuvalu, AUKUS analysis, Surface fleet review

ABC Radio Interview WEDNESDAY, 8 May 2024 SUBJECTS: Increased defence investment in Northern Territory, support for local industry in Northern Territory, national security boost, defence housing, nuclear waste storage, Ospreys, Virginia class submarines.

SUBJECTS: Federal Government’s action since the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s Final Report, establishment of the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission, Inquiry into sexual misconduct within the Defence Force.  

SUBJECTS: Iran-Israel conflict, the AUKUS pact, Pacific relations. SALLY SARA: As the conflict in the Middle East continues to intensify, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has refused to rule out killing Iran's Supreme Leader. The Australian Government is currently planning options for repatriating Australians stuck in the region. 

Subjects: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PNG’S INDEPENDENCE, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION, DEFENCE TREATY WITH PNG.   SALLY SARA: Let's go to PNG now to speak to the Minister for Defence Industry and Pacific Island Affairs, Pat Conroy. The Prime Minister and several ministerial colleagues are in Port Moresby this morning to mark 50 years since Papua New Guinea became independent. 

SUBJECTS: Middle East; Australia-China relationship; Australia-US relationship; Childcare HOST, STEVE CANNANE: Joining me now is Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. Welcome back to Radio National Breakfast.

Subjects:  PAPUA NEW GUINEA RELATIONSHIP, PNG NRL TEAM, GHOST BAT AIRCRAFT, SECURING DEFENCE INDUSTRY JOBS, WEAPONS NOT BEING EXPORTED TO ISRAEL

E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWABC FAR NORTHWEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2024  SUBJECTS: Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide; Veterans Legislation Reform.

SUBJECTS: Australia-PNG Defence Treaty; Australia-Pacific relationships; Iron ore exports; Defence exports BARBARA MILLER, HOST: Richard Marles is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. He joined me earlier. Welcome back to Radio National Breakfast. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Barbara. How are you?

SUBJECTS: Operation BEECH; Israel-Hamas conflict PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: Richard Marles, welcome to the program. ACTING PRIME MINISTER, RICHARD MARLES: Thanks for having me, PK. How are you?

SUBJECTS: Surface Navy Fleet Review; leaked text from PM’s office; Yang Hengjun sentencing.

SUBJECTS: Dunkley by-election; ASEAN Summit; AUKUS; Indonesian presidential election; Prabowo Subianto; Right to disconnect.

SUBJECT/S: AUKUS. DAVID BEVAN, HOST: We're joined by the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles. Good morning, Mr Marles. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: Morning, David. How are you?

SUBJECTS: AALD, AUKUS, US Australia Relationship RORY MCCLAREN [HOST]: Peter Khalil is the Assistant Defence Minister and joins us now. Assistant Minister, good morning. PETER KHALIL [ASSISTANT MINISTER]: Good morning, Rory. MCCLAREN: One of the reasons you’re in Adelaide is for the Australian-American Leadership Dialogue and a forum which is being held. You're addressing that particular forum. Is anything tangible going to come from this event?