I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
 
I’d like to thank and Wurundjeri Elder Jason Tweedie for the smoking ceremony, and John Terrick for that wonderful yidaki performance.
 
I would also like to acknowledge Her Excellency Governor Margaret Beazley, Western Sydney International chair Paul O’Sullivan, Western Sydney CEO Simon Hickey, Premier Chris Minns, and all my colleagues from across federal and state parliaments, past and present.
 

At 11am Australian Eastern Daylight Time, JQ362 will take off from Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, the first passenger flight for this brand new Airport.

Hundreds of spectators will also be in attendance as the full capacity Jetstar Airbus A320 takes off for the maiden passenger voyage, connecting Western Sydney to the Gold Coast for the first time.

This weekend, history will be made in Western Sydney.
 
On Sunday, the first domestic flight will take off from Western Sydney International Airport. And on Monday, the first international flight will do the same.
 
For the first time in more than 50 years, Australia is opening a major new airport.
 
It’s a milestone that has been decades in the making and one that belongs to the people of Western Sydney.
 
For generations, Western Sydney has been a place where people come to build a better life for themselves and their families.
 

Well, thanks very much, Jonesy, for the invitation to celebrate with you 10 years, a whole decade of dealing with Future Brisbane and being such a strong advocate for this great city and the way that the Courier Mail plays such a strong role.

The Gold Coast will be home to a new world-class facility with a strong focus on supporting women, girls and Para-athletes while creating a sporting legacy for the city.

The Gold Coast Titans Community Hub and High Performance Centre in Carrara will bring the NRL and NRLW programs and Titans Netball together in one location, while opening up new facilities for community sport.

The Albanese Government will invest $15 million towards the new centre, which will help grow junior participation and strengthen pathways from community sport to elite competition.

HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is here to talk to you this morning. Good morning, PM.

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

MACDONALD: Obviously, we've had that update from Phil Haines. Do you have anything additional you can let us know about with regards to Helen's condition this morning?

NAT LOCKE, HOST: Prime Minister, good morning.

SHAUN MCMANUS, HOST: Good morning, Albo.

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

LOCKE: You too. I saw that you were in Perth over the weekend for Telethon.

MARK GIBSON, HOST: You never quite know who's going to phone into the breakfast show. Line two, the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. Good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Mark. 2008, it doesn't seem like that long ago.

GIBSON: It doesn't, does it? 16 years ago.

PRIME MINISTER: Yeah.

CHRIS SMITH, HOST: On the line right now I've got the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. PM, welcome to the show.

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

SMITH: You would have been listening at least to some of that press conference yesterday. Heartbreaking to hear that she had lost her second leg as well. And she really is in for the fight of her life from here, isn't she?

In too many ways, the world is a more dangerous and divided place than it was a generation ago.

And often as Australians when we see political violence elsewhere we take pride and comfort in the idea that our democracy is different

More peaceful, more stable, more respectful.

This is why the horrific attack on Helen Haines has so shocked our nation.

This was an attack on a hardworking, intelligent and thoroughly decent woman who is beloved in her community – and respected across the Parliament.