Speeches

Read transcripts of speeches by Richard Marles MP.

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ADDRESS TO THE 49TH ALP NATIONAL CONFERENCE | MOVING STATEMENT IN DETAIL: ENHANCING AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY

BRISBANE *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***  This national conference is actually part of the bedrock of our nation. The history of national conference, the history of our party, has been built on hard decisions. Today,... continue reading 
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ADDRESS TO THE 49TH ALP NATIONAL CONFERENCE | SECONDING CHAPTER SEVEN: AUSTRALIA’S PLACE IN A CHANGING WORLD

  BRISBANE *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I think every minister has been struck by the consequential moment of time in which the Albanese Government has come to power. When Russian tanks rolled across the... continue reading 
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ADDRESS TO THE 49TH ALP NATIONAL CONFERENCE | SECONDING CHAPTER 1: AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE

BRISBANE  *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** The words of the Prime Minister, which you’ve just heard, are borne of a lifetime of experience. Anthony has always known the power of Labor in government to uplift... continue reading 
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SPEECH | ANZAC DAY 2022

DARWIN MONDAY, 25 APRIL 2022 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I would like to acknowledge the Larrakia people and pay my respects to their elders past and present. And can I acknowledge all the serving... continue reading 

ADDRESS TO THE AUSTRALIAN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY FEDERATION

MELBOURNE WEDNESDAY, 13 APRIL 2022 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Friends – It’s an honour to speak with some of the people that all of us have come to rely on these past few years.... continue reading 

LABOR’S PLAN FOR A BETTER FUTURE

***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** We have come together today to close the curtain on 2021, and to set the stage for 2022. To get ready, to get organised, to get excited. Because we have a mammoth... continue reading 

ADDRESS TO THE SOUTHERN SPACE SYMPOSIUM 2021

***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Can I start by acknowledging the Ngunnawal people, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their elders past and present. Can I acknowledge, Paul Scully-Power.... continue reading 

ADDRESS TO THE WESTERN SYDNEY LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE

ONLINE  ***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Let me acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which I join you from, the Wadawurrung people of south western Victoria which includes Geelong, and pay my respects to their... continue reading 

ADDRESS TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: AFGHANISTAN

*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And can I acknowledge the fine words of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, the Deputy Prime Minister. And can I acknowledge the members... continue reading 

ADDRESS TO THE AUSTRALIAN TECHNOLOGY NETWORK SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Let me start by acknowledging the traditional owners of land across the country where people are currently participating in this forum and pay my respects to their elders, past and... continue reading 

Address to the Submarine Institute of Australia: 10th Biennial Conference

Thank you for the opportunity to address the SIA’s 10th Biennial Conference. I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which I am participating, the Wadawurrung people, and I... continue reading 

Address to the House Of Representatives: Remembrance Day

Thank you, Mr Speaker. And can I associate the Australian Labor Party with the fine words that we've just heard from the minister. It's 102 years since the guns fell silent on the Western Front... continue reading 

Address to the House of Representatives: Victoria

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Address to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age National Security Summit

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Address to the National Press Club

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DNATA Workers

In commercial kitchens at our airports around Australia, at the beginning of this year there were 5,500 workers, many of them members of the Transport Workers Union, who were making meals that people here would... continue reading 

Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments And Benefits) Bill 2020

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Australian Bushfire Condolence Motion

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90 Second Statement – House of Representatives, Parliament House

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Address to the Submarine Institute of Australia

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