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.

DR MIKE FREELANDER, MEMBER FOR MACARTHUR: It's been fantastic to have the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese out to the Macarthur electorate today to open the Shepherd Center in Macarthur, which is world's best practice hearing management for children with hearing loss, including babies born with congenital deafness. And really great day today, a fantastic group of people, fantastic group of kids in the most fertile area of New South Wales. So wonderful to have Anthony Albanese here today. I'm very grateful to him for the support he's giving to kids and young families.

Parents in southwest Sydney will get better hearing support for their children, thanks to the delivery of an Albanese Government election commitment to help fund the opening of The Shepherd Centre in Oran Park.

The Shepherd Centre in Oran Park was officially opened today to help children with hearing loss develop their listening, spoken language, literacy, and social skills.

FIFI BOX, HOST: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Welcome back to Fifi, Fev & Nick.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. I was expecting you guys to sing it.

BOX: Well, we nearly had to because the computer melted for a moment.

NICK CODY, HOST: Fi and Josiah don't have synergy.

GREG JENNETT, HOST: Prime Minister, welcome back to the program. Why don't we start with Barnaby Joyce? We heard your admonition of him and Peter Dutton earlier in the day over Mr Joyce's remarks about ballots being a bullet and a ballot box being a magazine. Barnaby Joyce has apologised, Peter Dutton says it is appropriate that he did that. So having distanced himself from it, shouldn't that be the end of it?

KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: Prime Minister, thanks very much for your time. In your reshuffle announced yesterday, you even had a Special Envoy for Social Cohesion announced, today we see this quote from Barnaby Joyce. He was at a rally against offshore wind proposals, and he said, I'll quote it to you and get your reaction. He said, ‘The bullet you have is that little piece of paper in that magazine called the voting box. Get ready to load that magazine. Goodbye Chris, goodbye Stephen, goodbye Albo’. What do you make of that language?

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Welcome everybody, and welcome to some of the new faces who are here around the Cabinet Room of our Government. It's an incredible privilege to be a Member of Parliament, to have the great honour of being in government elevates that, because that's how you can actually make change. And to serve in the Executive of the Government is an incredible honour, and I know that all of you won't take it for granted and will work each and every day. Our priority is, of course, cost of living relief.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon, today we remember the four Australian Defence Force personnel who lost their lives near Lindeman Island one year ago today. Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph Philip Laycock, and Corporal Alexander Naggs from the 6th Aviation Regiment. Our thoughts are with their families, their loved ones, their friends and the entire Australian Defence force community.

Today I announce changes to the Cabinet and to the Ministry, drawing on the strength and depth of the Parliamentary Labor Party.

I am proud to lead a talented and united cabinet government that is focussed every day on continuing to deliver better outcomes and more opportunities for all Australians.

Our Ministry works together, listens to each other and acts decisively with purpose.

We are proud of what we have delivered for Australians and the progress we have made together.

Australia, Canada and New Zealand today issued the following statement on the need for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and the risk of expanded conflict between Hizballah and Israel.

The situation in Gaza is catastrophic. The human suffering is unacceptable. It cannot continue.

We remain unequivocal in our condemnation of Hamas for the atrocities of October 7 and ongoing acts of terror. Hamas must lay down its arms and release all hostages. We see no role for Hamas in the future governance of Gaza.