CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the Prime Minister of Japan, Her Excellency Sanae Takaichi, to Australia from Sunday 3 May to Tuesday 5 May 2026. This will be Prime Minister Takaichi's first official visit to Australia since taking office. This year marks 50 years since the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Australia and Japan - the foundation for our rel...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is taking the next step to ensure Australian journalism is sustainable now and into the future. Draft legislation to establish a News Bargaining Incentive (NBI) is now available for consultation. The proposed legislation addresses a limitation in the long-standing News Media Bargaining Code which allows digital platforms to avoid their obligations by removing news from their ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: I am pleased to announce I intend to recommend to the Governor-General that she appoint Ms Meghan Quinn PSM as Secretary of the Department of Defence. This is a historic appointment with Ms Quinn becoming the first woman to substantively hold the position of Secretary of the Department of Defence. Ms Quinn has a distinguished career as a senior leader in the Australian Public Service and is currentl...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Thirty years after the Port Arthur massacre, the terrible, indiscriminate cruelty of that day remains beyond understanding. Australia pauses today to remember the 35 people whose lives and futures were so pitilessly stolen from them just because they happened to be there. We think of everyone whose world was shattered by the loss of those who had been the bright centre of their lives, their love lef...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 28 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: OLIVER PETERSON, HOST: This is Drive with Oliver Peterson. And I'm pleased to say that standing opposite me here in the 102.5 ABC Perth Studios is the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Good afternoon. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon. Fantastic to be back in Perth. PETERSON: Good to see you here in Perth. I know you've just stepped off the plane and the Premier addressed...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: On Anzac Day, we pause to carve out a sacred moment from the noise of daily life and, together, acknowledge our debt to Australians who have gone to war in our name. In every corner of the world made hallow by our fallen, and at marches and war memorials across Australia, from the biggest cities to the smallest country town, we gather in respect and reflection, gratitude and reverence, solemnity and ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Every Anzac Day, we pause to carve out a sacred moment from the routines of daily life and, in solemnity and pride, come together as a nation to acknowledge our debt to Australians who have gone to war in our name. At war memorials across our continent, from the biggest cities to the smallest country town, Australians begin gathering before first light. We gather in respect and reflection, gratitude ...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: On Anzac Day, we pause to acknowledge the debt all of us owe to Australians who have gone to war in our name. Across our continent, from the biggest cities to the smallest country town, and in every corner of the world made hallow by the sacrifice of our fallen, we gather in respect, reflection, gratitude and pride. One hundred and eleven years after the first Gallipoli landing,Anzac Day has come to...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: TIM LESTER, HOST:To answer our questions, who better than the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, welcome to The Issue. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good to be with you. LESTER:You're a newlywed in The Lodge. Now that's unique in and of itself. So, how is newlywed life going for you and Jodie with a war on in the Middle East and the threat of a global recession and everything else you've got to dea...
CANBERRA, ACT, April 24 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: Today I'll host New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis in Brisbane for a bilateral engagement on trade, investment and fuel security. This is all about coordinating efforts on fuel supply and security in our region, strengthening partnerships and supply chains across the Tasman, and gathering more intelligence on how our industries are dealing with this crisis. Securing more fuel and strengthening su...