ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good evening and thanks for joining us at this unusual time for a media conference. But Labor's cost of living tax cuts have just passed the parliament. This is a huge win for all 13.6 million Australian taxpayers. It means 84 per cent of Australians will get a bigger tax cut than they would have under the Liberals plan. Under Labor, Australians are earning more and they will get to keep more of what they earn. Peter Dutton wants people to work longer for less, and this is a great divide in Australian politics.

The Albanese Labor Government’s cost-of-living tax cuts today passed the Senate.

We want Australians to earn more and keep more of what they earn and our bigger tax cuts for more taxpayers will help make that happen.

Labor's legislation will deliver a tax cut for every taxpayer, and more tax relief for more people to help with the cost of living.

The legislation that passed the House of Representatives on the 15th of February and passed the Senate today is all about relief and reform – more relief for workers and better reform for our economy.

MIKE AMOR, HOST: From Mount Eliza to Frankston to Seaford and Sandhurst, this area in the southeast has the attention of the nation ahead of this weekend's Dunkley by-election. Joining me now from Canberra is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Afternoon, Prime Minister.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon.

AMOR: 56.3 per cent of Dunkley voted “no” in the Voice Referendum. How confident are you that they'll back Labor in this Saturday's by-election?

SAMUEL MCMILLAN, HOST: Good morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Welcome back to Breakfast.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Sammy. Good to be with you.

MCMILLAN: How are you feeling?

Prime Minister Albanese will welcome the President of the Republic of the Philippines, HE Ferdinand R Marcos Jr, and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos to Canberra from 28 to 29 February for their first official visit to Australia.

President Marcos will address a joint sitting of the Parliament of Australia, in recognition of our two nations’ shared commitment to democratic values and a common vision for an open, resilient and prosperous region.

It’s an honour to be here with you tonight and to join in celebrating Navy Week for 2024.

And I want to congratulate you on the insight of the theme you have chosen for this year.

“Our power at sea is derived from the wellbeing of our Navy people and their families”. 

That is a timeless truth.

Because the great strength of the Royal Australian Navy and indeed our entire Australian Defence Force has always been the people who serve our country.

The men and women who wear the uniform and their families, because they also serve.

JODIE BELYEA, LABOR CANDIDATE FOR DUNKLEY: Good morning everybody, it's Jodie Belyea the Labor Candidate for the Dunkley by-election, coming to you with the Prime Minister from Frankston, six days before the by-election on March 2nd. Cost of living is the number one issue that I am seeing out and about in the community and hearing about from local residents.

MONIQUE WRIGHT, HOST: We're just under a week away from the Dunkley by-election after the seat was left vacant by Labor MP Peta Murphy, who died in December from cancer.

MATT DORAN, HOST: So, political experts are calling it a high stakes litmus test, where the result will indicate to us how Australians are feeling about either camp this year. So, the top issue for voters, cost of living pressure. The question becomes, has the Government done enough to retain the seat?

CLINT STANAWAY, HOST: In less than a week voters in the Victorian seat of Dunkley will head to the polls. For both the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader, it's a crucial battle that could really set the tone for 2024.

JAYNE AZZOPARDI, HOST: Saturday's by-election in Melbourne's southeast is the first real test for Anthony Albanese after his shake up to the stage three tax cuts. And the Prime Minister joins us now from Melbourne. Good morning to you. PM. So, do you think that tax cutting decision –

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

I’m so pleased to be back here at my old school to congratulate all the new members of the College Parliament.

Being chosen to represent your peers is a recognition of your qualities.

It speaks for everything you’ve achieved through your time at school so far.

It’s also a challenge for the year ahead: to use your talents to serve others.