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The Japan TimesJapan sealed its largest-ever defense export contract with Australia on Saturday, in a major breakthrough for the country's defense industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/japan/mogami-japan-australia-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #australia #australiajapanrelations #richardmarles #sdf #defense #shinjirokoizumi #indopacific #defense #defenseministry
#richardmarles now so muted. The guy is barely better then #hegseth
World news | The GuardianNo ‘specific request’ to help US in strait of Hormuz, Marles says, as Trump repeats criticism of Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/17/donald-trump-criticises-australia-strait-of-hormuz #AustralianForeignPolicy #RichardMarles #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #AustralianMilitary #DonaldTrump #StraitOfHormuz #UsisraelWarOnIran #LaborParty
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‘The world feels less safe’, says defence minister, #RichardMarles.
‘More countries are engaged in conflict today than at anytime since the end of the 2nd world war.”
In the face of this, the #Albanese government is pursuing every avenue of increasing defence capability quickly – mostly through bigger defence appropriations.
Marles says #Australia is seeing the biggest peacetime increase in our defence spending in the country’s history.
Why is it so? #Trump #TrumpRegime #USPol #auspol
Labor to boost defence spending by $53bn over next decade – but plan still short of Donald Trump’s demands https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/15/labor-boost-defence-spending-donald-trump-demands #AustralianMilitary #RichardMarles #Aukus #TrumpAdministration #LaborParty #AustraliaNews
Palestinian groups launch legal bid to shed light on Australian arms export permits to Israel https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/14/palestinian-groups-legal-action-australian-arms-weapons-exports-israel-ntwnfb #AustralianForeignPolicy #AustralianPolitics #IsraelgazaWar #AustraliaNews #HumanRights #ArmsTrade #AustralianLaw #RichardMarles
Susan Coyle to be first woman to lead Australian army in ‘deeply historic moment’ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/13/susan-coyle-chief-of-army-australia #AustralianMilitary #AustraliaNews #RichardMarles
At a meeting this week, the Japanese and Australian defense chiefs delivered a clear message: crises elsewhere — including in the Middle East — must not come at the expense of Indo-Pacific security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/politics/japan-australia-defense-ministers-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #australia #australiajapanrelations #richardmarles #sdf #defense #shinjirokoizumi #us #iran #middleeast #ukraine #indopacific #defense #defenseministry
Japan and Australia are deepening defense ties, with a focus on jointly developing and producing long-range missiles and drones, Australia's defense chief has said, as concerns mount over strained U.S. weapon stockpiles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/japan-australia-defense-minister-marles-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #australia #australiajapanrelations #richardmarles #sdf #defense #missiles #drones
Robert Fairhead"The last thing you’ll get from me is a running commentary on what the president has said." ~ #RichardMarles, Australian Deputy PM and Minister for Defence. What about a statement correcting Trump's "assertions"? 🙄 #auspol #trump #america #iran
Link to #GuardianAustralia article where Trump claims he's "very surprised" Australia declined to send troops to Strait of Hormuz with Marles quote: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/21/donald-trump-surprised-australia-strait-of-hormuz-fuel-prices
