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Richard Marles

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Richard Marles

@RichardMarlesMP

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. Minister for Defence. Member for Corio. Authorised by Richard Marles, ALP, Geelong.

Geelong

Joined February 2012

Richard Marles
@RichardMarlesMP
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Pleased to attend the 16th Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations in London today alongside Foreign Minister @SenatorWong The UK is one of our closest friends and our oldest defence partner. Together, Australia and the UK will continue to champion our shared commitment to
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Richard Marles
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Jun 9
Australia and Finland might be far apart but we have a lot in common, and we’re learning from each other and doing more with each other when it comes to Defence cooperation. In my conversations with President Stubb and my counterpart, Antti Häkkänen we talked about the measures
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Richard Marles
@RichardMarlesMP
Jun 8
It was only a few months ago that I welcomed the German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to Canberra. Today, alongside our Foreign Ministers @SenatorWong and Dr. Johann Wadephul, we were able to meet again and start to discuss a Status of Forces Agreement, which will make it much
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Richard Marles
@RichardMarlesMP
Jun 1
Australia is proud to partner with Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev and his charity Kinship for Humanitarian Social and Holistic Intervention, on a new mental health initiative for teachers and students. This Australian Government development partnership will deliver support for
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Dr. S. Jaishankar
@DrSJaishankar
Jun 1
A pleasure to meet Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister @RichardMarlesMP of Australia today. Shared assessments on regional developments, Indo Pacific and further advancement of our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. 🇮🇳 🇦🇺
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Richard Marles
@RichardMarlesMP
Jun 1
This week we held the second annual Australia-India Defence Ministers’ Dialogue, where Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and I spoke about turning our deep strategic trust into practical defence cooperation. Peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific rely on us working closely with our
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Richard Marles
@RichardMarlesMP
May 31
A quick catch up with my counterparts from the Republic of Korea and Japan at the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue 🇦🇺 🇰🇷 🇯🇵
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Lawrence Wong
@LawrenceWongST
May 31
Pleasure to meet Australia DPM & Defence Minister @RichardMarlesMP at the Istana. Discussed regional security and ways to deepen defence cooperation, including reciprocal access to facilities and supply chain resilience. Look forward to strengthening our partnership further.
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Richard Marles
@RichardMarlesMP
May 30
AUKUS represents the biggest leap in Australia's military capability in more than a century and we are delivering it alongside our close partners — the United States and the United Kingdom. Great to meet with Secretary Hegseth and Secretary Healey in Singapore for our AUKUS
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Richard Marles
@RichardMarlesMP
May 30
Great to see Secretary Hegseth and Minister Koizumi today in Singapore. Today Australia, Japan and the United States announced the finalisation of a trilateral air and missile defence data sharing framework. By investing in stronger partnerships and practical cooperation, we
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小泉進次郎
@shinjirokoiz
May 29
シンガポールのシャングリラホテルに到着。先ずベトナム🇻🇳のラム国家主席との会談前に、オーストラリア🇦🇺のマールズ大臣と。@RichardMarlesMP
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Richard Marles
@RichardMarlesMP
May 29
With ongoing global instability, open dialogue and cooperation with our partners remains crucial to maintain peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. I'll be attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the next few days to speak with counterparts and representatives from
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Richard Marles
@RichardMarlesMP
May 26
An honour to welcome Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation to Canberra. The UAE is home to tens of thousands of Australians, and we’re working closely with them to keep the region safe.
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