The Latest Breaking News from Richard Marles

Exclusive: the 17-month-old department has lost a senior leader and ranked second worst for staff wellbeing in the annual public service census

Closer defence ties and further investment in the transition to net zero have been discussed by senior Australian and Singaporean ministers.

The chief of staff to the Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, is launching legal action over claims she was bullied in his office.

Richard Marles' chief of staff has commenced legal action after alleging she had been stood down from her role after claims she was bullied.

Defence ministers have announced a five-year collaboration in research against threats from potential adversaries, including hypersonic weapons.

Richard Marles is an ambitious man who hasn’t given up the dream of one day reaching the top job. But, despite being deputy prime minister, his profile is much lower than that of Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the candidate considered most likely to succeed Anthony Albanese as Labor’s leader.

Albanese government denies media reports it is signing up to collaboration to share advanced nuclear technology

Australia has declined to join the UK and US in signing an agreement that Britain says will deliver cutting-edge nuclear technology and support decarbonisation.

Shipyards will not meet goal of 1.5 boats a year by 2025 to be on track to provide Australia with three Virginia-class submarines, program chief says