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RICHARD MARLES MP MATT KEOGH MP LABOR’S BETTER DEAL FOR SMALL BUSINESS An Albanese Labor Government will deliver a better deal for small business, provide certainty to the small business community in times of crisis,... continue reading
The Morrison Government has gutted employment services days ahead of an election being called, disrupting the sector, with local jobs and expertise all taken to the chopping block by Scott Morrison and Stuart Robert. Right... continue reading
RICHARD MARLES MP SENATOR KATY GALLAGHER ED HUSIC MP After nine years in office and on the eve of the election, the Morrison-Joyce Government have finally woken up to the fact that small and medium enterprises (SMEs)... continue reading
MORE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP NEEDED ON SKILLS AND TRAINING Federal Labor will commit to greater industry participation in the skills and training sector, to encourage better collaboration and outcomes. Under an Albanese Labor Government, Vocational Education... continue reading
E&OE TRANSCRIPT RADIO INTERVIEW ABC HOBART THURSDAY, 17 MARCH 2022 SUBJECTS: Apprentices and trainees; Labor’s VET plan; Free TAFE; skills shortages; passing of Senator Kimberley Kitching; Defence; Labor’s Reconstruction portfolio; cost of living pressure on... continue reading
SUBJECTS: Linguistic talents; passing of Senator Kimberley Kitching; health; fuel excise; cost of living pressure on families; taxes; more high-paying jobs for Australians; boosting productivity; superannuation. TOM ELLIOTT, HOST: We have these political debates every... continue reading
SUBJECT/S: Floods across NSW and Queensland; Ukraine; Defence; ICAC ANDREW CLENNELL, HOST: Well, joining me now is Deputy Labor Leader, Richard Marles. Lots to talk about, Mr. Marles. Thanks for joining us. I might start with... continue reading
RICHARD MARLES MP TONY BURKE MP JIM CHALMERS MP REAL WAGES KEEP FALLING AS COSTS OF LIVING SKYROCKET Today’s new ABS data shows real wages are still going backwards even as the economy recovers. This confirms... continue reading
SUBJECTS: Ukraine; Scott Morrison’s desperation; national security; Strengthening the Character Test. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY: Well let me start by saying that whilst there may be some hopeful news overnight... continue reading
E&OE TRANSCRIPT RADIO INTERVIEW ABC RN BREAKFAST WEDNESDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2022 SUBJECTS: Ukraine; Scott Morrison’s desperation; national security; Strengthening the Character Test. PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: The Prime Minister is accusing Anthony Albanese of appeasing China,... continue reading
SUBJECTS: Morrison Government playing politics with national security; character test; ASIO; national security. GREG JENNETT, HOST: Labor's Deputy Leader, Richard Marles has sat through that for a couple of days now this week and he joins us... continue reading
SUBJECTS: Ukraine, Skills crisis; Anthony Albanese; Grace Tame. MICHAEL ROWLAND, HOST: There are concerns a possible Russian incursion or invasion of Ukraine could have significant implications for the Indo-Pacific region. Let's bring in now the... continue reading
SUBJECTS: Grace Tame; newspoll; NSW State by-election; Senate Estimates; Tax. PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Let's bring the Deputy Labor Leader Richard Marles. Out of Canberra now, have you got any skills, Richard Marles that the public... continue reading
SUBJECTS: Skills crisis; Grace Tame; newspoll; NSW State by-election; Senate Estimates; Tax. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY: Today we've learnt that the number of trainees and apprentices which have gone through... continue reading
The Coalition’s neglect of the skills sector has been entrenched for too long, with plummeting apprentice and trainee completions leaving too many Australian businesses short-staffed. The number of people who complete their qualification should be... continue reading
SUBJECTS: Aged care crisis; Religious Discrimination. KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: Let's talk to the Deputy Labor Leader, Richard Marles now. Just on that aged care matter, the Prime Minister told Question Time, told the parliament, this is... continue reading
SUBJECTS: Visas; Morrison Government’s treatment of international students; Same Job, Same Pay; refugees; Labor’s Free TAFE policy. VIRGINIA TRIOLI, HOST: Richard Marles is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, and the Shadow Minister for National... continue reading
RICHARD MARLES MP SENATOR KRISTINA KENEALLY Another day, another band-aid approach from Scott Morrison and his Government to address the skills crisis. The Morrison Government’s plan to run an ad campaign to try and attract... continue reading
SUBJECTS: Supply and staff shortages; Scott Morrison’s failures during the COVID-19 pandemic; isolation; rapid antigen tests; Morrison soft on anti-vaxxer MPs. PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Deputy Leader Richard Marles, live from Victoria, in Melbourne. Richard, good... continue reading
SUBJECTS: failures of the Morrison Government during the COVID-19 pandemic; Novak Djokovic. MARCUS PAUL, HOST: For the first time in 2022 we have Deputy Labor Leader Richard Marles on the line. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY LEADER OF THE... continue reading