ANDREW CLENNELL, HOST: Well joining me live now from his office in Parliament House is the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. Prime Minister, thanks so much for your time. So, we heard today from Bill Shorten that he’s going to reform the NDIS. When we see the Budget in three weeks from today, will the estimated cost of that scheme have reduced or increased?

RICHARD KING, HOST: Good morning, Prime Minister.

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

JASON ‘JASE’ HAWKINS, HOST: Hey, Albo, good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning to you all.

HAWKINS: Hello mate.

LAUREN PHILLIPS, HOST: Nice to talk to you. It’s been a while.

HAWKINS: I know, I was just saying to Lauren. We haven’t spoken since you turned the big 6-0.

PRIME MINISTER: Don’t rub that in. I’m in denial.

Thank you Mr President for your leadership and for bringing us together today. I’m indeed delighted to join you from Australia this evening.

Strong climate action is at the very top of my Government’s agenda and it is a clear priority for the Australian people.

We are moving swiftly to drive down emissions and seize the opportunities of the global net zero transformation.

Already, within our first year of Government, we’ve enshrined new climate targets in law for the first time, providing certainty and stability to drive investment.

JASON CLARE, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION: Well, thanks for coming along to Bankstown, boss. Great to have you in my neck of the woods on a beautiful Friday morning here at Uniting Care. And I want to thank the Uniting team for welcoming us here again, I was here only just last week talking about child care, talking about something which is so important for mums and dads all across the country, including about 100,000 families right here in Western Sydney.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the Minister for Home Affairs and the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs have today announced a new direct pathway to Australian citizenship for eligible New Zealand citizens.

Changes in 2001 made it more difficult for New Zealanders in Australia to attain citizenship.

Today we have announced that from 1 July 2023, New Zealand citizens living in Australia will have a direct pathway to Australian citizenship.

The shipwreck of Australia’s largest loss of life at sea has been discovered, more than 80 years after it sunk.

Japanese merchant vessel the SS Montevideo Maru was sunk on 1 July 1942 off the coast of the Philippines after setting sail from the former Australian territory of New Guinea. 

The ship was carrying approximately 1,060 prisoners from around 16 countries, including 850 Australian service members from Rabaul. The ship was not marked as a Prisoners of War transport. 

Well, thanks very much. I also begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet no pay my respects to the elders, past, present, and emerging.

I do want to acknowledge my parliamentary colleagues, Linda Burney, the Minister for Indigenous Affairs. We have Mark Butler, the Minister for Health. We have Julie Collins, the Minister for Housing and Homelessness. We have Assistant Minister for Infrastructure, Carol Brown, and we have Bridget Archer, the Member for Bass all joining with me at this launch from the Federal Parliament.

LINDA BURNEY, MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS: Good morning, everyone. And thank you so much for being here. In the last week, I've been from east to west, from the Top End to down here in the Apple Isle. I've seen the best of this country, and I’ve seen the worst. I have seen hope and I have seen despair. What's happening in places like the Northern Territory shows that we have to do things differently. We need to listen to locals, we need to listen to the grassroots solutions. A genuine partnership, not politics as usual.

SARAH FERGUSON, HOST: Prime Minister, welcome to 7.30.

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

FERGUSON: No referendum has ever succeeded without bipartisan support. What makes you think this referendum will be different?

PRIME MINISTER: I believe that Australians will take up the positive opportunity to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our Constitution and also to consult them on matters that directly affect them.