JULIE COLLINS, MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY: I’m Julie Collins. I’m the federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and, of course, a very proud Tasmanian from down south. It's terrific to be up here, of course, with our Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, for yet another visit of his to Tasmania. And to be joined by our Senator for Tasmania, who's almost like a local member here, Anne Urquhart.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, thanks very much for joining us at my second press conference today here in beautiful Tasmania, and indeed, it is a lovely day for what is a fantastic announcement. Now, Rebecca White is a person of conviction, she's a person of substance and she's a person who fights for what she believes in. That's why I've asked her to stand in the seat of Lyons. I believe very clearly that Rebecca is a future cabinet Minister from Tasmania. She's someone who, in the words of Brian Mitchell is a once in a generation politician.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel this week to Peru to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting, and to Brazil to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
APEC and G20 play a critical role in steering the regional and global economies through current global economic challenges.
At these meetings, the Prime Minister will work closely with international partners to address global challenges and promote economic growth.
The Albanese Labor Government is investing more than $150 million to deliver the Great South East Irrigation Scheme and drive economic growth in Tasmania.
The project will deliver a significant boost to the Tasmanian economy and create more than 400 jobs.
Powered 100 per cent by hydroelectricity, it will provide water to grow iconic Tasmanian produce like cherries, apples, salad vegetables, grapes, stone fruit and olives.
The Albanese Labor Government wants to see a sustainable salmon industry that supports workers and their families right into the future.
We are also committed to protecting the environment.
That’s why we’re investing more than $28 million in new measures to boost water quality and improve environmental conditions at Macquarie Harbour.
These measures will build on existing environmental and species conservation interventions in Macquarie Harbour, which plays an important role in Tasmania’s $1 billion aquaculture industry.
MATT ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL: For those of you I have not met yet, Matt Anderson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, and I'm joined today by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency, the Honorable Sam Mostyn, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honorable Anthony Albanese, the Minister for Defence Personnel, the Minister for Veterans Affairs, and the Minister with responsibility for the War Memorial, Matt Keogh, Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral David Johnston, and the Chairman of the Council of the Australian W
As Australians gather today to honour our veterans for Remembrance Day, the late Private Richard Norden will be awarded a Victoria Cross for Australia for his gallantry during the Battle of Fire Support Base Coral in Vietnam in 1968.
The Governor‑General, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, has announced that His Majesty The King has given approval for the award of the Victoria Cross for Australia to be bestowed to Private Norden.
Today on Remembrance Day, as we observe the minute of silence in all its solemnity, we think of that moment 106 years ago as the guns fell still across Europe.
There, in that profound silence that belonged equally to the dead and the living, stood the hope that the world would never know such conflict again.
Although it was not realised, we hold on to hope with the same determination we hold on to memory.
We think of every Australian who has answered the call through the decades.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning on this beautiful Canberra day. Today I can announce that National Cabinet has endorsed my government's world first decision to legislate 16 as the minimum age to use social media. We had a really good constructive discussion about the details of what the legislation will look like. Tasmania would have preferred the age of 14, but they didn't want to stand in the way of national uniformity and regarded getting a uniform national decision and process was most important.
National Cabinet met virtually today to discuss the Australian Government’s proposed social media legislation.
First Ministers agreed to the Commonwealth legislating a minimum age of 16 to access social media.
Setting the minimum age at 16 will protect young Australians from the harms that come with social media, and will support mums, dads and carers to keep their kids safe.