Transcripts

Radio Interview, ABC Radio - Perth Drive

SUBJECT/S: Chinese Naval Vessels off the Coast of Australia  GARY ADSHEAD, HOST: Straight away, let's go to the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles. The thanks very much for joining us. Minister, it's a pleasure. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: Gary, how are you?…

Press Conference, Brisbane

SUBJECT/S: Australia-PNG Defence Ministers’ Meeting; Chinese Naval Vessels off the Coast of Australia; Ukraine Conflict; AUKUS. 

Opening Remarks, Brisbane

SUBJECT/S: Australia-PNG Defence Ministers’ Meeting.  DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, RICHARD MARLES: Look, it's fantastic to have my really good friend Billy Joseph here the Papua New Guinea, Minister for Defence. Billy and I have met on numerous occasions, but we are really excited about the…

Television Interview, Sky News First Edition

SUBJECTS: ASIO Annual Threat Assessment; Chinese Naval Vessels off the Coast of Australia; Port of Darwin; Ukraine Conflict; Australia–PNG Defence Ties. PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Back to our top story of state sponsored murder plots and a bid to steal our defence secrets. This isn't a movie, folks.…

Press Conference, ADM AUKUS Pillar II

SUBJECTS: Defence funding, Infrastructure Investment Program, Defence Strategic Review MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY PAT CONROY: Good morning, everyone. It's a pleasure to be here to help officially open the 2025 AM Congress and the welcoming remarks were actually right, this is a particularly…

Radio Interview, Mix 104.9 Darwin

SUBJECT/S: 83rd Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin; Investing in Australia’s Northern Bases; Defence Force Personnel in the NT; Interest Rate Cut; Cost of Living; Federal Election. KATIE WOOLF, HOST: We're going to get straight into it because we have got such a busy morning lined up for…

Radio Interview, ABC Darwin

SUBJECTS: 83rd Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin; Investing in Australia’s Northern Bases; Port of Darwin; Defence Force Personnel in the NT; Federal Election; Interest Rate Cut.  LARA STIMPSON, HOST: Deputy Prime Minister, welcome back to Darwin and good morning. RICHARD MARLES,…

Press Conference, South Australia

SUBJECT/S: New Schools Pathways Program announcement; Encouraging STEM subject uptake in high school; Australian Defence Force career opportunities. SENATOR MARIELLE SMITH: Good morning, Marielle Smith here, Labor Senator for South Australia.  Well, it's fantastic to be here this morning with…

Television interview, ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECT/S: Interaction with China in the South China Sea; Chinese Naval Ships off the coast of Australia; Ukraine; Federal Election; Valentine’s Day JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: Now, the Defence Department has lodged an objection after a Chinese fighter aircraft released flares within 30 metres of an…

Television Interview, Sky News, Politics Now

SUBJECT/S: Interaction with China in the South China Sea; Chinese Naval Ships off the coast of Australia; Meeting with US Secretary for Defense; Trade; Social Cohesion HOST, KIERAN GILBERT: Yeah, Tom, we're live from the office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Thanks for your company. And there was…

Press Conference, Canberra

SUBJECT/S: Investing in Australian-made radars to support Army’s long-range fires capability; Cook Islands; USAID; Oscar Jenkins; Trade; Trump Administration. 

Television Interview, ABC, 7.30

SUBJECTS: Trump Administration; Trade; AUKUS.  HOST, SARAH FERGUSON: The Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles was in Washington on the weekend and he joins me now. Defence Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, welcome to the program. DEPUTY PRIME…