Television interview - Today Show
ALEX CULLEN, HOST: We have lost a titan of the Labor Party. How will you be remembering Simon Crean?
ALEX CULLEN, HOST: We have lost a titan of the Labor Party. How will you be remembering Simon Crean?
Matt Shirvington, Host: We're joined by Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. Good morning to you PM.
Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister: Good Morning, Shirvo.
Shirvington: You've written a beautiful tribute calling Simon Crean, 'a great servant of the labour movement and a wonderful human being'.
ALI MOORE, HOST: Good morning, Prime Minister.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Ali.
MOORE: A shock to you and a shock to everyone.
HEIDI MURPHY, HOST: Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister, thank you for your time this morning.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Heidi.
MURPHY: What would you say his greatest legacy is?
The Australian Government will provide a new $110 million assistance package to Ukraine. This assistance will help Ukraine defend and support itself against Russia’s illegal, immoral and unprovoked invasion.
PRIME MINISTER, ANTHONY ALBANESE: I want to begin by passing on my condolences and respect to the family and many, many friends of Simon Crean. This news came as a great shock, and the entire labour movement is saddened by the loss of Simon Crean far too early. I caught up with Simon just a month ago, he was fit and enjoying life. And this shock news has reverberated right around our movement.
AMANDA KELLER, HOST: Well, it seems for a lot of people, the Voice to Parliament has been a confusing topic. What will change for us, what does it mean? These are the questions people are finding themselves asking, especially over the last few days after the Voice referendum passed the Senate. The questions need an answer and the best person to explain all of this to us is the Prime Minister himself, Mr Anthony Albanese. Good morning.
BRENDAN JONES, HOST: Hello, Prime Minister.
The Albanese Government has announced the appointment of Air Marshal Darren Goldie AM CSC as the inaugural National Cyber Security Coordinator.
Air Marshal Goldie has served his country with distinction for more than 30 years through various roles with the Royal Australian Air Force, most recently as Air Commander Australia.
As the Air Commander Australia, Air Marshal Goldie has been responsible for building capability and resilience for the Royal Australian Air Force. He has led the coordination of Defence responses to natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Today, I’m very pleased to announce that Air Marshal Darren Goldie AM CSC will be Australia's inaugural National Cyber Security Coordinator. Air Marshal Goldie has served Australia with distinction for more than 30 years with the Royal Australian Air Force, including most recently as the Air Commander Australia. He will commence his term as National Cyber Security Coordinator on 3 July. Strengthening Australia's cyber security is a fundamental priority for my government.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: This morning, I've had the opportunity of meeting with families who will benefit from our child care changes that come into effect on the first of July. There's more than 8, 000 families in my electorate here of Grayndler that will benefit. That's part of the 1.2 million Australian families who will benefit from these changes. The increase in childcare subsidy, the changes to the thresholds, will make an enormous difference. This is not welfare, this is economic reform.
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