Australia's steadfast support for Ukraine four years on

Today marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in blatant violation of international law, including the United Nations Charter.

Four years of unprovoked Russian aggression against a sovereign, democratic neighbour.

Australia is steadfast in our commitment to a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.

We commend the bravery and resilience of the Ukrainian people.

Australia has committed over $1.7 billion in total assistance, including $1.5 billion in military support to help Ukraine defend itself.

Visit to Australia by the Prime Minister of Canada

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, to Australia from 3 to 6 March.

This will be Prime Minister Carney’s first visit to Australia as Prime Minister. He will visit Sydney and Canberra, where he will address the Australian Parliament.

Australia and Canada have a close and enduring partnership, underpinned by trust and shared values, including parliamentary democracy, multiculturalism, equality before the law, and respect for our First Nations peoples.

Press conference - Albury, New South Wales

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Morning. Well, it's fantastic to be here in Albury at the Border Urgent Care Clinic. This is one of 124 that we already have opened. We will get to 138. At the last election, we promised to have another 50 Urgent Care Clinics opened, and we've opened more than half of them already since the May election, and that comes on top of the 87 that we elected before, that we opened, during our first term in office. We promised 50, but they were such a success that we kept going, because they're in such demand.

Radio interview - ABC Goulburn Murray

SANDRA MOON, HOST: Prime Minister, good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good to be with you, and a shout out to all the wonderful people at Soden's last night. I ran into Vicki who was having a birthday with a bunch of her mates and it was a really friendly atmosphere and a great country pub.

MOON: Well, great to have you in the region, but what are you doing here?

Radio interview - 2AY Albury

MATT GRIFFITH, HOST: Well, it's not often we get to say this, but the Prime Minister of this great nation is in studio with me. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, hello, good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G'day. Wonderful to be here in Albury.

GRIFFITH: Well, you certainly bought the rain with you, Prime Minister.

Radio interview - Triple M The Border

AL SHIELD, HOST: But how about we introduce our very special guest, because this is a first for this show.

LU PELIZZARI, HOST: It is. Certainly, a first in the studio too. Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese joins us. Good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Wonderful to be here. And I even got met by the presenter outside. Got to get up the stairs.

PELIZZARI: I was just saying, I've got to get my breath now. It's a long way down there and back up again.

Opening of the Museum of Chinese in Australia

Thank you so much for that generous introduction, and I thank Uncle Michael for his welcome to country, and I join with him in acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we're meeting and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

I also want to acknowledge my colleagues who are here. Peter Cai, thank you very much for the introduction, the CEO.

Dr John Yu AC, the founding chair.

Daphne Lowe Kelly, the chair of the Museum of Chinese in Australia.

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, at Clover Moore.

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