Agency overseeing $368bn Aukus deal in morale crisis paid consultancy $9.5m for management advice
Exclusive: Australian Submarine Agency’s ten-month contract with McKinsey says it’ll deliver skills ‘currently unavailable’ within government department
Marles rejects Netanyahu’s criticism of Australian government’s UN vote on Palestine
Anthony Albanese notes 157 countries voted in favour of a Palestinian state, and that former Howard government held a similar position
Agency in charge of Australia’s $368bn submarine program faces staff morale crisis
Exclusive: the 17-month-old department has lost a senior leader and ranked second worst for staff wellbeing in the annual public service census
November 2024
Richard Marles sued by chief of staff who alleges she was forced out of job after making bullying complaint
Top admiral warns US far behind on building submarines needed to meet Aukus target
Anthony Albanese ‘very confident’ Australian exporters won’t be slugged with heavy US trade tariffs
Australia amends or ends 16 defence export permits to Israel amid review
October 2024
Richard Marles’ chief of staff appeals to Albanese to intervene in employment standoff
US congress research warns of risk of cost blowouts for Australia in Aukus submarine program
Labor rules out changing negative gearing or capital gains tax despite backlash to Albanese’s $4.3m cliffside house
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Independence of parliamentary support service questioned amid Marles’ dispute with former chief of staff
The Marles-Tarnawsky dispute shows parliamentary workplace is still far from perfect
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Sussan Ley says Richard Marles should resign if he failed to provide safe workplace for chief of staff
Richard Marles ‘very sad events have got to where they have’ after chief of staff alleges she was ‘effectively sacked’
Deputy PM Richard Marles addresses allegations made by chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky – video
‘It was a dream until it was a nightmare’: Richard Marles’ chief of staff alleges she was barred from her office
Albanese acknowledges ‘terrible pain’ of Hamas attacks in video message marking 7 October anniversary
‘We just want peace’: anger and grief as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters rally across Australia
Dutton ‘intentionally lying’ about Australia’s stance on Middle East crisis, Marles says