CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Mark Kenny: Thank you very much Treasurer; it's a wide‑ranging speech and a very interesting subject. It does so closely align, as Rebecca [inaudible] was saying, so closely align with the remit of this lecture series to think about Australia in the longer term and its place in the world. We're going to go to some questions from our media gathered here. I thought I might just start though with a quest...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 21 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Sarah Ferguson: The Treasurer joins me now. Treasurer, welcome. Jim Chalmers: Thanks very much, Sarah. Ferguson: Let me just start by asking you something about that story we've just run on those horrific incidents at the weekend. One of the experts in that report referred to the fact that housing is one of the contributors, contributing factors to the domestic and family violence crisis in Australia. Is...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 20 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: DAVID SPEERS, HOST:Prime Minister, thanks for talking to us here in Silicon Valley. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good to be with you and what a fantastic venue to be at. SPEERS:Look, it is, and you've just met Tim Cook here at Apple, where we are. He's one of the tech leaders who last week joined others in urgently calling for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence. I'm just wo...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 20 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:It's fantastic to be here at Apple headquarters in California, and I do want to thank Tim Cook for the invite, firstly, after we spoke in June, but also for getting together the entire executive team. It was a very fruitful discussion that we had, and then to be able to see the latest products is very important as well. One of the things that I'm not sure has been rec...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 20 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is proud to lead the world in efforts to keep children safe online, and today the Prime Minister welcomed the opportunity to meet the Executive Chairman of Apple's Board, Mr Tim Cook at Apple Park in Cupertino, United States. As an industry leader, Apple has worked to support Australia's online safety laws and taken additional steps to help protect kids online. Prime Minister...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Andrew Clennell: Joining me live from Brisbane is Treasurer Jim Chalmers, no doubt in a good mood after the Brisbane Lions won yesterday. Jim Chalmers, thanks for joining us. Jim Chalmers: One of the great, one of the great prelims of all time. I feel a bit for the Hawthorn supporters, but the Brisbane Lions got it done in the end. Never in doubt, Andrew. A wonderful game. Clennell: I think I just gave y...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 20 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Jim Chalmers: Well, tomorrow I'll be releasing the Intergenerational Report on behalf of the Albanese Labor government. The IGR will show that there are serious risks in our economy, serious pressures on the budget, but that Australia has substantial advantages as well. As always, in IGRs, there will be elements of it which are confronting, but it's not a pessimistic story because Australia is better placed,...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 19 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:It's great to be back in the United States, and I'm looking forward tomorrow to taking up the invitation of Tim Cook, the Executive Chair of Apple, looking particularly at the issue of child safety and new technology. Australia is, of course, a world leader when it comes to dealing with the issues of safety, when it comes to new technology and the digital economy. We'r...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 18 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * Rockhampton Ring Road construction is accelerating, with foundation piling now underway for the new Fitzroy River bridge between Pink Lily and Parkhurst. * The temporary work platform across the Fitzroy River is nearing completion, while the Werribee Street precast yard prepares to manufacture th...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 18 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek * Crisafulli Government's Back to School Boost provides cost of living relief for every primary school student in Queensland. * Parents and carers are using the $100 annual credit to ease cost of school supplies including uniforms, stationery and extracurricular activities. * 50 per cent increase ...