TANYA PLIBERSEK, MEMBER FOR SYDNEY: Well, welcome everybody to the federal seat of Sydney. It's so wonderful to have the Prime Minister here today and to have the Housing Minister, Clare O'Neil, here. We've been having a lovely time with Codie, hearing about her exciting journey to home ownership. When my parents came to Australia in the 1950s they came with nothing, and one of the first things they wanted to do was buy a home of their own.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Thanks for joining us on this slightly cold morning here in Canberra. This week, the Senate is sitting. This is an opportunity for us to improve housing supply, and we know that this is the key to dealing with affordable issues when it comes to housing. We are building. The Coalition and the Greens have been blocking. Australia does have a housing shortage. We need to build more homes more quickly in more parts of the country. Our Homes for Australia Plan is a $32 billion plan to deliver that. To deliver more home ownership.
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering more than 13,700 new social and affordable homes across Australia to deliver the biggest investment in social and affordable housing in over a decade.
The first round of Labor’s Housing Australia Future Fund and National Housing Accord programs will deliver 4,220 social and 9,522 affordable homes, including 1,267 homes for women and children escaping domestic violence and older women at risk of homelessness.
Parents always worry about their children.
Because we love them, we do everything in our power to keep them safe.
We want our kids to reach adulthood confident and comfortable in their own skin.
Technology has brought society so many advantages.
It allows young people to engage with the world and with one another.
Social platforms allow kids to stay in touch with their friends once the school day ends.
But parents worry social media is making their children anxious.
They worry about bullying, peer pressure and negative body image.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to the United States for the 2024 Quad Leaders’ Summit, to be held on 21 September in Wilmington, Delaware. The Prime Minister will attend with fellow Quad Leaders, the President of the United States Joseph R. Biden Jr., Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan.
PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon. Today we are putting the care back into aged care. We're announcing the greatest improvement in aged care in 30 years. At the heart of our Government's aged care reforms are a simple set of principles - providing dignity, choice, respect and quality of care to older Australians. More Australians are living longer, and that's a good thing. But I know that older Australians worry about going into aged care, and I know that their children and grandchildren worry about it too. This is about caring for the generation that cared for us.
The Albanese Government will deliver historic aged care reforms to ensure the viability and quality of aged care, and support growing numbers of older Australians choosing to retain their independence and remain in their homes as they age.
Around 1.4 million Australians will benefit from a new Support at Home program by 2035, helping them remain independent, in their home and their community for longer.
$5.6 billion will be invested in a reform package which represents the greatest improvement to aged care in 30 years, and includes these major changes:
On behalf of all Australians, it is my great honour to welcome you home.
I know that plane behind us had some very special carry-on baggage.
18 gold medals, 17 silver and 28 bronze.
That adds-up to another outstanding Paralympics for Australia – and a credit to all of you who were part of the squad.
Working together as teammates, coaches and support staff – looking out for each other and pushing each other to higher standards and new success.
MARK BERETTA, HOST: Prime Minister, thanks for joining us. I've got to ask you, firstly, what's happening in Melbourne, the protests, the violence at the Land Forces Conference. What's your feeling on that?
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well look, people have a right to protest peacefully, but you don't say you're opposed to defence equipment by throwing things at police. They've got a job to do and our police officers should be respected at all times.
On Tuesday, I announced that our government is going to create a new minimum age for access to social media.
We will bring this legislation into parliament before the end of the year. This is all about supporting parents and protecting children.
I know there are many mums and dads who have been pushing for change in this area and this newspaper has run a strong campaign in support of them.
The South Australian government has been doing important work as well but, at the end of the day, this in an issue that crosses state borders.