Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended New Zealand’s ­delayed warning to Australia on a live-fire drill by three Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea, ­arguing that “it wasn’t a real incident” and ...

Australia's defence minister downplays concerns about time taken by New Zealand to raise an alert about Chinese warships ...

Richard Marles has called for calm over the Chinese warships off Australia's coast, reminding citizens that the vessels have ...

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles’ chief of staff Joanne Tarnawsky has won a bid to obtain records of conversations that could bolster her claims she was forced out of her job over bullying ...

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister David Coleman has called for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to “tell the truth” to the Australian people over China’s live fire drills. “What the government’s ...

The defence minister has once again stressed that China did not breach international law by conducting live-fire drills off ...

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Defence Minister Richard Marles said the government does not know if a group of Chinese warships near Australia is being ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has come to the defence of Anthony Albanese, stating that the Prime Minister “made clear” ...

Richard Marles has brushed off revelations that had a commercial airline pilot not relayed a warning to air traffic controllers, the Australian Defence Force would not have learnt of Chinese warship ...

His comments follow Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday revealing footage released by Chinese state-run media of live-firing ...

Australian military officials have confirmed they only learned about Chinese warship exercises 40 minutes after the firing ...