Richard Marles
Japanese troops in Top End sends clear message to China
Australia, the US and Japan have sent a defiant message to China by putting their increasingly close partnership on an alliance-style footing.
- by Matthew Knott
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Defence
Defence real estate sell-off put on ice
The Coalition and Greens leapt upon the delay to accuse the Albanese government of dithering when required to make tough decisions about the defence portfolio.
- by Matthew Knott
See the free flights our most senior MPs take
Who flew where, how and who paid are fast becoming the defining questions in politics.
- by Millie Muroi
Australia buys $7b worth of US missiles for ‘greatest arms race’ since World War II
The deal will equip Australia’s navy with hundreds of advanced US-made long-range weapons.
- by Michelle Griffin
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Foreign relations
‘Airbus Albo’ has forgotten he has his own plane
The immediate decision before Albanese was how to deal with two important heads of state asking for attention at almost the same time. Why couldn’t he satisfy both?
- by Peter Hartcher
Australia gives ‘retiring’ tanks to Ukraine for war efforts
The donation of 49 Abrams tanks will take the total of Australian aid to $1.5b for the embattled nation.
- by David Crowe
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Watch question time in Parliament, prepare to be disgusted
Readers discuss democracy in action, Australian style.
Marles should quit if ‘bullying’ response breached code: Coalition
Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said Jo Tarnawsky’s allegations of being shunted aside as the defence minister’s chief of staff were “extremely serious”.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Workplace culture
‘Bullied’ Marles staffer says support service lawyered up after ouster
The deputy prime minister’s chief of staff claims she was ‘bullied out’ of her job after reporting workplace issues, leaving her with panic attacks and flashbacks.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Paul Sakkal
Keating, Marles exchange fire over pact to buy US submarines
Paul Keating says the AUKUS defence pact is “act of sublimation” to the US. Richard Marles thinks the plan has a parallel in the Labor luminary’s time as PM.
- by David Crowe and Rob Harris
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Russia-Ukraine war
Australia has mothballed a $550m tank fleet. Ukraine would like a word
Bought for $550 million in 2004, the 59 tanks weigh 63 tonnes each and are equipped with cannons and machine guns.
- by Matthew Knott
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