RAF EPSTEIN, HOST: I had a chat to the Prime Minister earlier this morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you, Raf, and welcome back. I hope you had a good break.

EPSTEIN: I did, thank you. Do we need some hate speech laws?

HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister is here this morning. Welcome back to 702 Mornings for the start of the year.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Hamish, and welcome back to yourself.

KYLE SANDILANDS: The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Good morning, Albo. How are you?

JACKIE O HENDERSON: Good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning and welcome back. I'm very well.

SANDILANDS: You in Canberra today because Parliament starts or you're at Kirribilli, where are you today?

On Thursday, 22 January, Australians will come together for a National Day of Mourning to honour the victims and all those impacted by the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

The theme the Chabad Community in Bondi has chosen for us all is ‘Light will win, a gathering of unity and remembrance’.

A message of hope and unity to guide and inspire Australians, as we move forward.

In recognition of the National Day of Mourning, flags will be flown at half-mast at all Commonwealth buildings around Australia and New South Wales Government buildings.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon. Firstly, I want to give further details about the National Day of Mourning that will take place this coming Thursday 22nd of January. The theme that has been chosen by the Chabad community in Bondi is: 'light will win, a gathering of unity and remembrance'. I've said that flags in Commonwealth buildings as well as state buildings, we will ask flags be flown at half-mast and we would ask the private sector to join with that. National institutions in Canberra and in New South Wales will be illuminated on the day.

EMMA CROWE, HOST: As you've been hearing this week, many different voices in the community with questions and concerns around the proposed hate crime and gun control reforms. The Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 is seeking to tackle the how and the why behind last month's terror attack at Bondi Beach. The how being, in part about access to weapons, the why being hatred, antisemitism and violent extremism. Of course, both the how and the why are both now at the heart of a national royal commission into the events of December 14th.

The Albanese Government’s world leading social media minimum age law is working, with more than 4.7 million under-16 accounts already deactivated, removed or restricted within days of the law coming into effect on 10 December.

Preliminary analysis from eSafety shows age-restricted social media platforms are making meaningful attempts to prevent under-16s from holding accounts, as required by the new law that began on 10 December.

The preliminary figures were obtained as part of a first tranche of information provided to the eSafety Commissioner.

KARA COOK, MEMBER FOR BONNER: Welcome everyone to the Murarrie Recreation Reservation this morning and particularly a warm welcome to Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, Minister Wells and of course our eSafety Commissioner. I am so happy and delighted to have the Prime Minister here this morning to be talking about our social media ban.

CATHIE SCHNITZERLING, HOST: Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese visited Clermont in flood ravaged Central Queensland yesterday to announce another $26.6 million in joint Federal-State funding to help the region recover from the impact of ex tropical Cyclone Koji. At least 50,000 cattle have been killed in this flooding event that has gripped the state from the central area up to the North West. And countless grazing and small businesses are in real trouble.

KELLY VEA VEA, MAYOR OF ISAAC REGIONAL COUNCIL: Thank you everyone for being here, but the biggest thank you obviously goes to our guests today. I’d like to thank you all for making the time for coming out here. What's happened out in our region is significant. And from the event that's happened here in Clermont this week, not only will we recover, but we will grow stronger for that. And we'll grow stronger because that's just who we are out here in the regions.