ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA: Thanks for joining us. I was absolutely delighted to host Prime Minister Luxon in Queensland today for our Annual Meeting. Australia has no closer partner than New Zealand. We are family. And we share values, we share history and we're two of the world's most integrated economies. And the meeting that we had beforehand as well with business leaders really highlighted that integration which is occurring.
ANDREW CLENNELL, HOST: Hello, Prime Minister. Thanks for joining us.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thank you.
CLENNELL: I want to start the interview by playing a couple of exchanges you and I had in the last week of the election campaign.
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CLENNELL: There you go. Do you rule out negative gearing? You did. Why can't you win an election by telling the truth?
Can I also begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging, and thank you for that wonderful Acknowledgement of Country.
This is the fourth time that I’ve had the opportunity to address this Conference as Prime Minister of Australia.
Looking back on the discussions we’ve had here is a reminder of just how much the world has thrown at our nation and our economy in that relatively short period of time.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, to Australia on Saturday 6 June 2026 for the annual Australia–New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting.
The leaders will discuss economic resilience and measures the two countries can take to boost prosperity, including in the context of the fuel crisis.
The leaders will also look for opportunities to strengthen our Single Economic Market, deepen defence and security cooperation, and enhance cooperation in the Pacific region.
MEL CLARKE, HOST: The Prime Minister joins the program this morning. Anthony Albanese, thanks for speaking to me on AM.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Melissa.
CLARKE: Prime Minister, what communication has the Government had with the US about this new tariff Donald Trump is proposing?
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA: Well, it's an absolute pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Wale and his delegation to Canberra for his first overseas visit. I apologise for the fact it’s a bit colder than it is in the Sollys. The Prime Minister's decision to choose Australia for his first overseas visit reflects the closeness of our relationship and I congratulate him on the energy and vision he has brought to his first days in office.
The Albanese Labor Government has secured another 40 million litres of additional diesel for Queenslanders, through an agreement between Export Finance Australia (EFA) and independent supplier Freedom Fuels.
This shipment is due to arrive to Brisbane in June for onwards distribution to regional Queensland. This is in addition to 16 separate shipments already secured in partnership with Ampol, BP Australia, IOR and Viva Energy.
PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: For more on all of this, I've got the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, in the studio with me. Welcome to the program.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning – or good afternoon.
KARVELAS: Yeah, we are now.
PRIME MINISTER: It's been a long day.
KARVELAS: It has. It feels like the morning still. We're very bright. The Nationals want you to go to an election. What is the threshold for big changes to go to an election?