Richard Marles
Australian politician
Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 6
Australian soldier dies and five are injured in vehicle rollover at Mount Bundey
A 28-year-old Australian soldier died and five others were injured after a Supacat transport vehicle overturned during an exercise at the Mount Bundey Training Area on Monday.
- Sep 24
China seizes diverted F-35 stealth jet parts shipped from Australia
Chinese authorities took custody of an F-35 cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door after a commercial UPS flight from Australia was diverted through South Korea to Hong Kong.
- Jul 24
US imposes 10-12.5% tariffs on 60 nations over forced labor, replacing struck-down global levy
The tariffs, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, took effect at midnight Eastern Time on July 24, replacing a temporary 10% global tariff that the Supreme Court had invalidated. The EU, Canada, and the UK face the lower rate; Australia, China, and Japan the higher one, though existing deals may shield some.