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.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, the Hon Manasseh Sogavare MP, to Australia for bilateral talks in Canberra today.

As proud Pacific nations, Australia and Solomon Islands have a deep and enduring history underpinned by strong people-to-people links and shared democratic values.

I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging.

Sharing this ancient continent with the world’s oldest continuous culture is a source of great national pride.

And I know Western Sydney is proud to be home to the largest urban population of Aboriginal people. 

The latest generation of those who have cared for these lands and waters for 60,000 years.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: It's been terrific to speak again to the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue about the important contribution that this region makes to our nation's economy, as well as the larger contribution that it can make in the future if we get planning right, if we build appropriate infrastructure, if we take advantage of the Western Sydney Airport to make sure that that Aerotropolis delivers on Science, on advanced manufacturing, on increasing high value jobs here in Western Sydney.

RITA SAFFIOTI, WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, PLANNING & PORTS: Thank you very much for being here today, Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and Premier, Mark McGowan. They will be making some more comments about the opening of this new rail line. It is a very exciting and proud day here at Airport Central. You can see what a fantastic station this is. Can I just thank everyone involved in delivering this project today? It is a very proud day for the state and all the workers involved. This is a significant day for WA. A significant day for Australia.

KAMALA HARRIS, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I cannot thank you enough for your leadership on many levels. It was noted by all of us when you, right after being sworn in and inaugurated, I think immediately thereafter, probably with no time to celebrate, travelled to Tokyo to meet with the Quad, which we value as a very important partnership to address some of the most pressing issues facing the world. And so, we thank you for your leadership. You have been particularly, I say with full complement, ambitious, I say that with admiration, with your climate goals.