RUTH FAGAN, MAYOR, COWRA COUNCIL: Hi I'm Ruth Fagan, I’m Mayor of Cowra Council. Nice to meet you all and I'm delighted to be able to welcome you all to Cowra today for the commemorations to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Cowra Prisoner of War Breakout. The Breakout was an important event in Australia's military history and was the only land battle fought in Australia during World War Two.

JOHN PAUL JANKE, HOST: Prime Minister, thanks for joining us today. Great to be here at the Garma Festival with you as always. In your speech, you spoke about green resources, and really green resources being the best way forward for economic prosperity for First Nations communities. How do you actually see that working, given that there's already lots of partnerships with mining interests and across Australia, but there doesn't really seem to be long lasting benefits for communities close by. How do you actually see that working for First Nations people?

DAVID SPEERS, HOST: Prime Minister, thanks for joining us here once again at this very special site.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: It's a pretty wonderful part of Australia, isn't it?

HOST: It certainly is. Look, after that referendum defeat, you wanted to listen and consult. Some of those here reckon that's turned into a long, deafening silence. So, what is your plan now for Indigenous Australians?

I acknowledge the people of the Yolngu nation, their elders, leaders and families who have contributed so much to Australia.

In particular, I acknowledge the Gumatj clan whose lands we are meeting on today.

I acknowledge all my colleagues here with me at Garma, I want to make special mention of two.

Linda Burney was born into an Australia that viewed her as second-class - yet she has led a life of profound firsts.

A proud Wiradjuri woman who became the first Indigenous member of Australia’s oldest Parliament in New South Wales.

Today’s landmark signing of a Partnership Commitment by the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Governments and the Yothu Yindi Foundation is a momentous step towards the Yolngu people’s long held vision for a world class tertiary institution in northeast Arnhem Land.

The Garma Institute Partnership Commitment confirms up to $20 million from the Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) towards construction of a Yolngu-owned and run tertiary and vocational education facility to provide on-Country learning for Yolngu people from early childhood education to university.

Today’s landmark signing of a Partnership Commitment by the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Governments and the Yothu Yindi Foundation is a momentous step towards the Yolngu people’s long held vision for a world class tertiary institution in northeast Arnhem Land.

The Garma Institute Partnership Commitment confirms up to $20 million from the Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) towards construction of a Yolngu-owned and run tertiary and vocational education facility to provide on-Country learning for Yolngu people from early childhood education to university.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, it's wonderful to be back in Brisbane announcing another of Labor's candidates here in the great state of Queensland at the federal election, which will be held sometime over coming months before May of next year. Today is also wear it Green and Gold Day for our Olympians, who are doing us proud. Not the least of which, of course, is the 4x200m swimmers. I want to give a shout out to Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O'Callaghan, Lani Pallister and Brianna Throssell for the magnificent and very clear victory that they have achieved.

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: