The Albanese Government is announcing today HIFraser as the first Australian company qualified to supply parts for US Virginia class submarines through the Government-funded Defence Industry Vendor Qualification Program (DIVQ) – supporting advanced manufacturing, creating high-value jobs, and strengthening Australia’s security through the AUKUS partnership.

ROBBIE VON, HOST: The moment has arrived, the Prime Minister has made his way into the building and he joins us on the show right now. Anthony Albanese, hello. Good morning. How you doing?

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. I'm doing very well. It's beautiful day here in Perth.

CARLY PORTCH, HOST: Well, you've been, what is it, 38 times to the state now, just since being Prime Minister.

PRIME MINISTER: I have.

RUSSELL CLARKE, HOST: Who have you brought in for us today, Barra?

ADRIAN BARICH, HOST: Just a name, I just sort of, bugger those footballers, I thought. Let's go straight to the top and get the man himself. The Prime Minister of the country.

CLARKE: Good to see someone dressed up for the occasion here this morning.

BARICH: Yeah. Mr Albanese wearing his suit, looking fantastic. No Joy Division T-shirt today for us.

HOST: It's 8:22am. Nathan, Nat and Sean, and we're joined, all be up standing, please. We're joined by Alf from Home and Away.

HOST: He's up next, by the way.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Fantastic.

HOST: That's the lineup we've got at the moment, Prime Minister.

PRIME MINISTER: Albo and Alf. That could be a band or something. A sitcom.

HOST: Exactly, what a double act. I know.

ELSABE MULLER, PRESIDENT OF ALCOA AUSTRALIA: Can I thank the Prime Minister and his team here today for their efforts their effort to make this project about. We also acknowledge the support that we received from the Japanese, the US Government, Sojitz Corporation, and then also from the West Australian Premier, Roger Cook and his team.

JACINTA ALLAN, PREMIER OF VICTORIA: Well, good morning. It's an absolute joy to be here this morning at the opening of the Kennedy Community Centre, and to be joined once again, by the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, who we have that shared passion and commitment for infrastructure, not necessarily the Hawthorne Football Club, I will confess, but definitely for infrastructure. And it's always great to have the Prime Minister backing the projects that the Victorian and Melbourne community need for our future.

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet, and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging.

I’d like to acknowledge the Senators and Members of Parliament who have joined us.

As well as members of the diplomatic corps, the RMIT leadership and business leaders.

I’d also like to acknowledge my friend, Dr Craig Emerson.

Craig’s professional life has been linked with APEC and its mission for a long time.

VOICEOVER: Welcome to the show Prime Minister and karaoke superstar Anthony Albanese.

LAUREN PHILLIPS, HOST: Albo.

CLINT STANAWAY, HOST: Hello.

PHILLIPS: Good morning. Now, the last time I saw you, you were singing with Delta Goodrem at Street Side Medic’s Ball.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: As you do. A duet. That's the first time I've heard that audio.

PHILLIPS: Oh, it's - have you got it there again, Jase? It was so good.

Can I thank Mick for the Welcome to Country and I also acknowledge the traditional owners and land and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

To all the distinguished guests who are here today as well.

In February 2024, we were just out there, there was a pile of earth, breaking ground on this new facility.

I said to the Premier of Victoria, whoever's in charge here of getting this infrastructure done, we need to get them in charge of a few of our programs around the country, because this is an extraordinary achievement on time and on budget.

Dingley Village in Melbourne’s south-east is home to new, world-class sporting facilities with the opening of the Kennedy Community Centre.

Opened today, the first stage of the sporting complex includes elite facilities for south-east Melbourne’s AFLW athletes and aspiring girls and boys participating in pathway football programs.

The complex also includes the Harris High Performance Centre, which has a fully flood-lit oval, an indoor training field, aquatic facilities and unisex change rooms.