The Latest Breaking News from Richard Marles

Defence investigates 'alarming reports' RAAF pilots could be lured to work for Chinese military

Australia is following the United Kingdom in investigating whether retired defence pilots have been lured with lucrative contracts to help train the Chinese military in air warfare.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

Pacific Islands defence ministers meet in Tonga to boost 'interoperability'

South Pacific defence ministers will meet in Tonga on Tuesday, with Australia seeking a closer military relationship with the three island nations that have defence forces to counter China's security push in the region.

Reuters · Oct 17, 2022

Australia joins Pacific security talks

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is travelling to Tonga and Fiji to meet Pacific defence ministers for discussions spanning security and disaster relief.

AAP · Oct 17, 2022

Australia, PNG inch closer to inking security treaty as defence minister tours the Pacific island nation

Richard Marles says he wants to significantly expand defence cooperation across the Pacific, starting with an "ambitious" bid to expand military ties and sign a security treaty with Papua New Guinea.

ABC News · Oct 13, 2022

Australia, PNG defence to work together under proposed security pact

Australia wants to strike an "ambitious" security treaty with neighbour Papua New Guinea that will see navy, airforce and army personnel from each nation working alongside each other more often, Defence Minister Richard Marles said in Port Moresby on Thursday.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

Delays could strike AUKUS

Australia not receiving its nuclear-powered submarines on time would be the "greater danger" to its security partnership with the US and UK.

AAP · Oct 10, 2022

Jaishankar highlights importance of military cooperation to ensure peaceful Indo-Pacific

In his second visit to Australia, Jaishankar met Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles and Education Minister Jason Clare

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2022

Albanese gives strongest indication yet stage-three tax cuts are here to stay

Prime minister says he’ll stick to election promise as Defence is told to tighten its belt ahead of looming budget

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2022

Australia’s defence minister advises against giving parliament veto over military deployments

Richard Marles says current powers – which permit governments to commit Australia to war without parliamentary authorisation – should “not be disturbed

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2022

Australian defence projects billions over budget, decades late

Major Australian defence projects with approved budgets totalling more than A$70 billion ($45 billion) are overbudget and cumulatively decades late, the government said on Monday, amid China's plans to increase its influence in the Pacific.

Reuters · Oct 10, 2022