In response to China’s military growth, Australia plans to raise defence spending to 2.4% of GDP by the early 2030s. It has ...

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has called on Russia to treat Mr Jenkins as a prisoner of war. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman Later, Ukraine’s envoy in Canberra said securing Mr Jenkins ...

Richard Marles has been tight-lipped about captured Aussie soldier Oscar Jenkins’ chances of getting a prisoner swap after his shock sentencing by a Russian court. Russian authorities in Ukraine ...

Acting Prime Minister and “factional assassin” Richard Marles has distanced himself from the ministerial axings of Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic, describing their demotions as the result of a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has praised former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus for his “enormous contribution” to the ...

Richard Marles has denied he is a "factional assassin" as claimed by Ed Husic. Picture: Jacquelin Magnay But Mr Males told reporters on Thursday he rejected his colleague's characterisation of his ...

Labor’s months-long disciplined focus on the issues that mattered to Australians evaporated in an egocentric grab for power spearheaded by the deputy prime minister, Richard Marles. Illustration ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Dumped Labor minister Ed Husic has labelled Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles a “factional assassin” over his axing from ...

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Who made the call? Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles told Dreyfus of his fate over the phone about 8.30pm, say Labor sources aware of the timing. It came after days of plotting within the Right ...