BARRY O'ROURKE, MEMBER FOR ROCKHAMPTON: My name is Barry O'Rourke, I'm the State Member for Rockhampton. It is absolutely wonderful to have our Prime Minister Anthony Albanese here today, and also the acting Premier, Steven Miles. It's just such a big event for Rockhampton and Central Queensland, the works that have taken place here with the Rockhampton Ring Road. I'm so proud to be part of government that is delivering on major infrastructure projects like this that creates so many local jobs and looks after our community.

GLEN CLARK, PHARMACIST: Welcome to T+C Pharmacy. We have very special guest today, we have the PM here. So, obviously just like to welcome him and welcome him to the store. It's a brand new store, it’s only been open for about six months now. Thank you for coming to visit us here. I'm really excited to announce your policy with regards to the reduction in the general co-payment down to that $30 limit for patients, which will just make a big difference for those people that are struggling with the rising costs of cost of living.

SARAH HOWELLS, HOST: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, good afternoon.

Mr Speaker

Honourable Prime Minister, Honourable Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Members, Friends.

Gudpela monin olgeta
[Good morning to you all]

Thank you for your warm and generous welcome.

I am delighted to be the first Australian Prime Minister to visit Papua New Guinea since 2018.

And I am deeply, deeply honoured to be the first foreign Head of Government to address your Parliament.

And what a magnificent Parliament this is.

RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER:

Victoria Daly regional communities in the Northern Territory affected by severe weather and heavy rainfall brought on by ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie have access to disaster assistance to support emergency relief and recovery efforts.

The assistance, jointly funded under the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), may include:

Disaster recovery assistance has been made available to flood-affected communities in Western Australia’s Kimberley region after heavy rainfall associated with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie has caused significant impacts to the area.

The shires of Derby West Kimberley, Broome, Wyndham East Kimberley and Halls Creek are eligible for assistance measures through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

GARY ADSHEAD, HOST: The Prime Minister is in Broome about to get on a plane. He joins me now. Thanks very much for your time, Prime Minister.

PRIME MINISTER, ANTHONY ALBANESE: Thanks for joining us. Can I say that as a result of today, it has been terrific to be able to talk with people on the ground at Fitzroy Crossing. Communities who have been doing it extremely tough. But communities that are resilient, communities that are determined to fight back and to rebuild their communities. We've seen massive infrastructure damage. We've seen people who have lost just about everything as a result of this one-in-one hundred year flood.

DAVID SPEERS, HOST: Welcome to the program, Prime Minister.
 
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good evening, David.
 
SPEERS: The scale of this flooding is creating some enormous logistical difficulties. Are you satisfied the emergency needs - food, clothing, medical supplies - are getting through to the communities who need them, particularly some of those remote communities?