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 ...

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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 ...

Richard Marles's chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky alleges she was bullied, belittled and ignored by Mr Marles's media director ...

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 ...

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

In an escalating political debate, Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended the government’s handling of Chinese warships ...

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The second live-fire exercise comes just hours after Defence Minister Richard Marles called on China to explain its failure ...

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said China is yet to give a satisfactory response on the lack of notice its warships ...