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 ...

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

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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 ...

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

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister David Coleman has called for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to “tell the truth” to the ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles could not say whether the Chinese flotilla off Australia is travelling with a nuclear ...

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

Australia's defense forces, joined by New Zealand, have been monitoring Chinese navy vessels since they were spotted last ...

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 ...

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