The Albanese and Carroll Labor Governments are getting on with building Melbourne Airport Rail Stage 2, with work set to begin in the coming weeks.

It will include a new 7.4-kilometre rail line from Albion toward the Airport precinct via a brand-new Keilor East station, as part of the $12 billion joint commitment from the Albanese and Carroll Labor Governments.

The line will connect directly to the Metro Tunnel and feature the same high-capacity signalling to enable frequent services.

CLAIRE CLUTTERHAM, MEMBER FOR STURT: Good morning everyone, my name is Claire Clutterham and I’m the federal Member for Sturt in the Australian Parliament and it is a pleasure to be here this morning at Hampstead Barracks. I’m joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Assistant Minister for Defence Peter Khalil, and our South Australian Premier, Peter Malinauskas. And this morning we are talking about an issue that is at the heart of the Federal Government’s agenda and at the heart of the State Government’s agenda, and that is housing supply. PM, welcome to Adelaide.

The Albanese and Malinauskas Governments are working together to fast-track more housing for South Australians, through the redevelopment of two key Defence sites near the Adelaide CBD.

Hampstead Barracks was recently identified as a property for divestment, as part of the Australian Government’s response to the independent Defence Estate Audit. The Audit identified sites surplus to Defence’s need, with no clear or ongoing link to capabilities or keeping Australians safe.

DAN TAYLOR, HOST: My first guest this afternoon, it's a bit of a late booking. He joins us, he's the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Good afternoon.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G’day Dan. What a stunning day it is here today.

TAYLOR: Oh, isn't it just. And you did a little bit of an update on that $130 million redevelopment of UTAS today. You did a bit of a press conference. How's it looking down there?

JESS TEESDALE, MEMBER FOR BASS: Welcome everybody to the ground here at UTAS Stadium. We're so excited once again to have our amazing PM back in Launceston. I'm joined by Premier Jeremy Rockliff, and also our Minister for Infrastructure who is critical to what has been happening here at UTAS Stadium over the past 12 months. Now, we can see behind us the stand which will have so many thousands of loving, cheering fans coming out as often as possible, particularly when the Tasmanian Devils do get started very soon.

Work on the new Western Stand at Launceston’s UTAS stadium is now complete. It’s another major milestone on the $130 million development of the facility, funded by the Albanese and Rockliff Governments.

The new Western Stand repurposes previously unused space between the stand and the pitch, with the new infill seating giving an extra 1,500 fans a front row seat to the action.

Spectators will now enjoy modern facilities with wider concourse areas, improving patron circulation and better match-day experiences.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Australia is leading on digital safety because we want to keep Australians safe. We're living in an age of artificial intelligence. We want to shape this technology in Australia’s national interest, rather than have it shape us. We now know that it wasn't just the issue of the Australian sites that have been subject to AI agents accessing information without authorisation. There are dozens of cases, including US government sites.

KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, thanks for your time. This Medicare hack, what's the latest advice that you've got for the Australian people as we go to air this Friday? And specifically in terms of the personal, the question over personal data, I know the investigations are ongoing. Have you got any updated advice as to what you know?

My dear colleagues.

This evening I want to talk about the need for nations to work together on the new challenges we face – climate change, emerging technology and the breakdown of international rules.

Eight decades ago, the citizens and leaders of our nations made a solemn promise to future generations.

Having known the ‘untold sorrow’ of two devastating global conflicts in their lifetimes, they vowed to work together to prevent another.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, thanks so much for the warm welcome back here to Blackstone. We were able to meet during last year’s UN General Assembly, and I want to thank you, your team, for all the other investors who are joining us here today. I have a very simple message, which is Australia is open for business. We are a great place to invest. We have economic growth that is higher than that of every advanced economy in the world, except for the United States at the moment.