Twenty years ago, the shockwaves from Bali reached our shores.

Twenty years ago, an act of malice and calculated depravity robbed the world of 202 lives.

They were visitors and locals alike, gathered in a place of joy.

Eighty-eight of them Australian.

Twenty years on, the ache does not dim.

For most of us, what happened on that fateful night is beyond imagining.

The sudden terrible light, the sudden terrible darkness. The awful postscript of fire.

NARELDA JACOBS, HOST: The Prime Minister joins us now. Thank you so much for taking some time, Prime Minister. Can you start by telling us, do you remember the moment you heard what had occurred in Bali?

PETE CURULLI, HOST: It is always wonderful to have this man in town. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is here.

KYMBA CAHILL, HOST: Look, Mr Prime Minister, we've always been very friendly with you on our show. We've had a lot of laughs together. We know that you're here for the train line, which we're very excited about. But we just need to know, do we need to become more serious now that you are Prime Minister?

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Not at all.

KYMBA: Oh, good.

HOST: If we need to get a train line open, we get one man to cut the ribbon.

HOST: Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister, good morning.

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

HOST: Thank you so much.

HOST: Now did you open our train station that immediately go back to the eastern states? Is that what happened?

NADIA MITSOPOULOS, HOST: Mr Anthony Albanese made a very quick trip to Perth yesterday to be part of the official opening of the airport line. And I'm pleased to say that the Prime Minister joins me now. Good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. It was a great pleasure to be there at the airport line opening yesterday, and it's good that you're broadcasting from there today.

MITSOPOULOS: Thank you. And what was the trip like? Did you enjoy your train ride?

Australia today marks 20 years since the 2002 Bali bombings and tragic loss of 202 lives, including 88 Australians and 38 Indonesians.

Together, on what will be a difficult day for many in Australia, Indonesia and around the world, we honour the lives of the victims and the courage and resilience shown by survivors and their families.

We also pay tribute to the first responders and volunteers who assisted efforts in the wake of the attack.

To commemorate the anniversary, Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese MP will attend a service at Coogee in Sydney.

PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: It was a defining moment in Australia's history and the growing war on terror. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be attending a memorial ceremony in Sydney this morning and he's our guest this morning. Prime Minister, welcome.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Patricia.

MICHAEL ROWLAND, HOST: The memorial services are being held in Bali and around Australia to remember the 202 people killed in the Bali bombings 20 years ago today - 88 of them were, of course, Australians. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, will be attending a commemoration at Coogee Beach at Sydney and he joins now from there. Prime Minister, good morning to you.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Michael.

HOST: Anthony Albanese, welcome to the show.

HOST: Welcome buddy

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning.

HOST: Mate, firstly, thank you for hosting. We're very excited that the backyard cricket has returned to Kirribilli House. As we throw around a few names, is there anyone in particular you think should be at our cricket game?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome Solomon Islands Prime Minister the Honourable Manasseh Sogavare MP to Canberra on Thursday 6 October.

Australia and Solomon Islands are part of the Pacific family and have a strong security partnership, based on decades-long policing and maritime cooperation.

Australia is Solomon Islands’ largest development partner, contributing in all areas of society and the economy—from health, justice and education, to infrastructure, labour mobility, private sector growth, agriculture and rural development.