I am pleased to announce the Governor-General has accepted my recommendation to appoint Dr Caralee McLiesh PSM as the Auditor-General for Australia.

Dr McLiesh’s 10 year term begins on 4 November 2024.

Supported by the Australian National Audit Office, the Auditor-General is an independent officer of the Australian Parliament and is responsible for auditing Commonwealth entities. The Auditor-General plays an important role in upholding accountability and transparency.

CHRISTINA LUZI, HEAD OF SCHOOL OF PATHWAYS: Good morning, my name is Christina Luzi. I'm the head of School of Pathways here at St John XXIII Catholic College and it's our great honour to welcome the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, the Honourable Michelle Rowland and Peter McDonald from Anglicare. The future as the world keeps changing, the complexity and the dynamic world around us is so important that our young people are given the skills and capabilities to be able to thrive in this environment. We must acknowledge that our young people matter.

The Albanese Government has today announced more than 15,000 Aussie families have been connected with free internet as part of the School Student Broadband Initiative - delivering real cost of living support for families doing it tough.

The SSBI – launched in February last year – fulfils an election commitment to help to narrow the digital divide for families who otherwise have no access to broadband at home.

Since its launch the SSBI has:    

CRAIG REUCASSEL, HOST: Morning, Prime Minister.

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

REUCASSEL: So, who are the families who get free broadband through this School Student Broadband Initiative? How do they apply?

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

DAVE HUGHES, HOST: Was the Taylor Swift concert one of the best nights of your life, Prime Minister?

PRIME MINISTER: It was pretty awesome, I've got to say. Such a long performance, which had no sort of downs. It was, she's a remarkable performer and everyone in the stadium just having a great time. A real, really positive vibe. Not just in the stadium, but I think in the whole city and the whole country while she was here.

DEAN CLAIRS, HOST: You never know who's going to call.

LISA SHAW, HOST: You never know who is going to call. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is with us this morning, hello.

CLAIRS: Mr. PM.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. And I was just really enjoying listening to that song that I haven't heard for a very long period of time.

CLAIRS: A bit of The Mentals.

SHAW: Mental As Anything.

NATALIE LOCKE, HOST:  Welcome to the show, our friend, Anthony Albanese. Good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. I hope you're standing up for the anthem there.

SHAUN MCMANUS, HOST: Always, Prime Minister. Always for you.

NATHAN MORRIS, HOST: Are you kidding me? We don't even understand what a chair is when we speak to you.

PRIME MINISTER: And have you sorted out the new studio?

LOCKE: Yeah, mostly.

JACKIE O, HOST: An impromptu call out of the blue, just to have a chat and say ‘hi’, it's our Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Hey, how you going?

JACKIE O: How you going?

PRIME MINISTER: How are you enjoying the Olympics?

JACKIE O: Oh, you're not allowed to say that word. You're gonna get censored.

PRIME MINISTER: I am allowed to say that word!

LINDSAY MCDOUGALL, HOST: We are now joined by the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Thank you for being with us.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G'day, Lindsay. Good to be with you.

MCDOUGALL: So, yesterday you said of Barnaby Joyce, get your act together or move on. Not quite sure what this bloke's got to do to be moved on. Do you still think the Member for New England needs to be moved on by the Coalition?

I’m delighted to be here today to help launch Michael Easson’s thoughtful and important book.

Among all these distinguished guests, can I give a special acknowledgement to the members of the Watson family who are here with us.

It is strange to think that the first Federal Leader of Australia’s oldest political party and the Prime Minister in the world’s first Labor Government remains something of a mystery.

This book shows us John Christian Watson is a mystery well worth investigating.