The Latest Breaking News from Richard Marles

A year after the announcement of the Aukus alliance between Australia, the UK, and the United States, Canberra is still far from getting a new fleet of submarines powered by US nuclear technology. France, which lost a major contract to provide submarines, is reportedly ready to step in and fill…

An ambitious plan from AUKUS partners could see Australia's future nuclear submarine also operated by the US and the UK, but the government has so far refused to be drawn on any cost estimates for the massive project.

The Midwinter Ball is approaching and a who's who of Canberra's Parliament House are offering themselves up to auction as they hope to raise money for charity.

Australia and France are drawing up plans to strengthen their defense cooperation as the two countries try to heal wounds from last year's diplomatic breakdown over a secret submarine contract that infuriated France

Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australian navy personnel will be allowed to train aboard the United Kingdom's submarines as part of the AUKUS pact.

Under the AUKUS deal, Royal Australian Navy sailors will join their British counterparts on the Astute-class submarines after completing specialised nuclear training courses.

Australian naval officers will be allowed to train inside British submarines for the first time as they prepare for the arrival of nuclear-powered submarines as part of a new security partnership with Britain and the United States.

Migration, skills and workplace relations reforms on the agenda for two-day meeting, labelled by Peter Dutton as a ‘union summit’

The Solomon Islands' government has asked countries to not send naval vessels to the South Pacific nation until approval processes are overhauled