Transcripts

Doorstop, Washington D.C.

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Austal and Hanwha.   

Opening Remarks, AUKUS Defence Ministers' Meeting, Washington D.C

  SUBJECT: AUKUS

Radio Interview, ABC Radio National

SUBJECTS: Australia‑United States Ministerial Consultations; US-Australia relationship; AUKUS; US National Security Strategy MELISSA CLARKE, HOST: Federal Government ministers have been meeting their US counterparts in Washington, D.C. this week. Discussions have centred around ways to…

Television Interview, Afternoon Briefing

SUBJECTS: AUKUS; Chinese ships heading towards Australia; low-cost visas for people from PNG. STEPHANIE BORYS: To other news today, Defence Minister, Richard Marles and Foreign Affairs Minister, Penny Wong, have met with their American counterparts in Washington, D.C. Top of the agenda was AUKUS.…

Press Conference, Sydney

SUBJECTS: MQ-28 Ghost Bat announcement; successful aerial target test; the AUKUS review. MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY PAT CONROY: MQ-28A Ghost Bat is a broadly collaborative combat aircraft. It is the first military combat aircraft designed and built in Australia in 50 years. It increases the…

Press Conference, AUSMIN, Washington DC

RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: Well, thank you, everyone for coming here this afternoon. Today Penny and I participated in AUSMIN on the 40th anniversary of the establishment of AUSMIN with Secretary Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, and Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of…

Opening Remarks, AUSMIN, Washington DC

SUBJECTS: Australia‑United States Ministerial Consultations.

Joint Press Conference, Tokyo

SUBJECTS: Australia‑Japan Defence Relationship; Indo‑Pacific; General Purpose Frigates.  KOIZUMI SHINJIRO, JAPAN’S MINISTER OF DEFENSE (VIA TRANSLATOR): This year marks a historic milestone in [the] Japan‑Australia defense relationship, as the Australian Government selected Japan's…

Opening Remarks, Australia - Japan Defence Ministers meeting. Tokyo

SUBJECTS: Australia‑Japan Defence Relationship. 

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…