Radio interview - Nova Sydney

RICKI-LEE COULTER, HOST: Where is my Prime Minister?

TIM BLACKWELL, HOST: Where is my Prime Minister? Your Prime Minister's right here. Mr. Anthony Albanese, good morning at 11 to 8.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. How are you coping with getting up a bit early?

COULTER: It's very different. It's very, very different. What time do you usually get up in the morning?

BLACKWELL: This is good.

PRIME MINISTER: Too early, too early.

Press conference - Jakarta, Indonesia

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thanks for joining us. It is wonderful to be back here in Jakarta for my fifth visit to Indonesia as Prime Minister of Australia. And this relationship is absolutely critical for Australia's national interest, but also a critical relationship in our region. Building stronger ties with our neighbours makes us safer at home, and the treaty that we have signed in Jakarta today takes our defence and security cooperation to a new level.

Press conference - Ellenbrook Western Australia

TANIA LAWRENCE, MEMBER FOR HASLUCK: Good afternoon, and welcome to Ellenbrook, which is the further corner of the electorate of Hasluck, which I'm very, very proud to represent. And today to be able to have the Prime Minister visit the Ellenbrook Urgent Care Clinic, which has been yet another commitment that we have delivered for our community in Ellenbrook is really, really special. This is on the back of bringing a train line to Ellenbrook. This is on the back of a community centre that we've just recently opened.

Australia and Indonesia sign historic security Treaty

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has concluded a successful visit to Indonesia, further strengthening Australia’s relationship with one of our closest neighbours and friends.

Prime Minister Albanese and the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, signed the historic Australia–Indonesia Treaty on Common Security.

Reflecting the close friendship, partnership and deep trust between Australia and Indonesia, the treaty takes our defence cooperation to a new level.

Joint media statement - Jakarta, Indonesia

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thank you, Mr President for your generous words and your very warm welcome. I’m very pleased to be back in Jakarta. No country is more important to Australia – or to the prosperity, security and stability of the Indo-Pacific – than Indonesia. We share a deep trust and unbreakable bond as neighbours, partners and friends. In this spirit of friendship, I extend Australia’s condolences to the Indonesian people for all those lost in the tragic flooding and landslides in Sumatra last year and West Java just last month.

Visit to Indonesia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Jakarta, Indonesia from 5 to 7 February 2026 to meet the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, and sign the Australia–Indonesia Treaty on Common Security.

The treaty reflects the close friendship, partnership and deep trust between Australia and Indonesia. It will take Australia–Indonesia cooperation to a new level, for the benefit of our shared security and that of the region.

Appointment of new Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

I am pleased to announce the Governor-General has appointed Mr Simon Duggan as the Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).

Mr Duggan has an extensive career in the Australian Public Service most recently as the Deputy Secretary of the Energy Group at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW).

Prior to joining DCCEEW, Mr Duggan was a Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet where he led the Economy and Industry Group and served as Australia’s G20 and G7 plus Sherpa.