Transcripts

Television Interview, Sunrise

SUBJECTS: Senior commanders in the military; Defence delivery reform; Housing crisis.   NATALIE BARR, HOST: ADF Chief David Johnston has issued a warning to politicians in Canberra saying the force is now one of the most top‑heavy militaries in the world with too many senior commanders.…

Television interview, ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Support to Ukraine; Defence Delivery Reform, Social media minimum age BRIDGET BRENNAN: Time to talk Federal politics now with the Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles. Good morning to you, Richard Marles.  ACTING PRIME MINISTER RICHARD MARLES:  Good morning, Bridget, how are you…

Television interview, Sky News

SUBJECTS: Support for Ukraine; Gas Review; Ministerial Travel; ISIS brides PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Today, Ukraine is getting another funding boost from Australia, totalling $95 million. Plus, our Government will impose extra sanctions on Russian ships. Joining us live now is the Defence…

Television interview, Today Show

SUBJECTS: Support for Ukraine; Defence Delivery Reform; Prime Minister’s Wedding  SARAH ABO, HOST: Acting Prime Minister and Defence Minister, who joins us live now from Geelong. Good morning to you, Acting PM. Good to see you. So, firstly, this $95 million — it’s our first package of…

Opening Remarks, Port Moresby

SUBJECTS: Inaugural Trilateral Defence Ministers’ Meeting

Radio Interview, ABC Perth

SUBJECTS: Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide; Sexual misconduct in the ADF; Defence acquisition realignment    GARY ADSHEAD: So, today actually marked the day since the one year, I should say, since the Albanese government, they responded to the final report of the Royal…

Television Interview, Afternoon Briefing

SUBJECTS: Chinese flotilla, inquiry into sexual violence Force, veteran advocates. OLIVIA CAISLEY, HOST: A landmark independent inquiry into sexual violence in the Australian Defence Force will go ahead a year after the Federal Government committed to holding one. It follows last year's Royal…

ABC News interview, Port Moresby

SUBJECTS: Australia-PNG-Indonesia Trilateral Defence Ministers’ Meeting; Pukpuk Treaty; PLA-N task group; Support for PNG twins. MARIAN FAA, JOURNALIST: So Minister, how did this trilateral meeting come about between Australia, PNG and Indonesia? Is it, in part, to allay Indonesian concerns around…

Press conference, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

SUBJECTS: Australia-PNG Defence relationship; Pukpuk Treaty

Television Interview, ABC News

SUBJECTS: Veterans’ and families’ hubs, Defence Force recruitment, Sexual violence in the Defence Force.  

National Press Club Q&A

SUBJECTS: Veterans’ and families’ hubs, Defence Force recruitment, Sexual violence in the Defence Force.

Television Interview, Sky News

SUBJECTS: Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide; Inquiry into sexual misconduct; wellbeing of serving and ex-serving veterans; the Defence Honours and Appeals Tribunal    KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: It's one year since the Government provided its response to the Royal Commission…