ALI MOORE, HOST: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, welcome to ABC Radio Melbourne Drive.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon. Wonderful to be talking with you and I hope you're enjoying Frankston.

MOORE: Well, it'd probably be better if you were down here, perhaps. But you have been in this electorate, I understand, a bit. How are you feeling about the 2nd of March?

SARAH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese is in the studio, after meeting Debbie Harry online. Good morning, Prime Minister.

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

MACDONALD: Look, people are suggesting she could play at your wedding.

PRIME MINISTER: Well she’d be pretty good, wouldn't she?

MACDONALD: Any plans yet?

MICHAEL WIPFLI, HOST: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, welcome! Recently engaged to the beautiful Jodie.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Yeah, thanks very much for the warm welcome. I've got to say, though, there's no champagne here, just to be clear, it's got a bit of a, given recent incidents with pot plants, we're not drinking at this time of the morning.

KATE RITCHIE, HOST: No. And you can celebrate without champagne, am I right?

KYLE SANDILANDS, HOST: Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.

JACQUELINE LAST, HOST: Look at you, new engaged. Congratulations.

SANDILANDS: Good morning, Prime Minister.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Thank you so much.

SANDILANDS: How exciting.  

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thanks everyone for joining us and thanks for the very warm welcome, I've got to say, that we've had here in Western Australia over the last three days. It’s been a very good visit. And at the Cabinet meeting yesterday, we heard from Premier Cook about issues facing Western Australia.

LOUISE PRATT, LABOR SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA: I want to acknowledge that we are here on Noongar country. I'm announcing today that I'll be making way for a new Senator to come forward to represent both WA and WA Labor at the next election. I informed the Prime Minister of my intention a couple of weeks ago. And it's a great honour that you're able to join me here today to make this public. My Senate term, of course, doesn't end until the middle of 2025.

ALLAN ALDWORTH, HOST:  And right now, we have the Prime Minister of the country in the studio. Anthony Albanese, good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Wonderful to be here.

ALDWORTH: We feel like we're mates. We see you all the time coming over to WA and hanging out with us.

PRIME MINISTER: This is my 18th visit as Prime Minister.

CARLY PORTCH, HOST: Wow.

PRODUCER: Please welcome the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese.

MICHELLE, HOST: Welcome.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Nice intro.

XAVIER, HOST: Always, the Big Day Out, you were mentioning.

PRIME MINISTER: First one.

XAVIER: First one, off the bat. And there was a little band that you were interested in seeing.

PETE CURULLI, HOST: Great to have you back at the studio, Prime Minister.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Great to be here with a bit of Blur as the intro.

CURULLI: We know it's one of your favourites.

PRIME MINISTER: It is indeed. It's always guaranteed to get people up and dancing and it's such a happy song.

KYMBA CAHILL, HOST: Isn't it. Look out, we've put something in his water. No, I’m only kidding.

CURULLI: Are you all right?

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 want to also acknowledged the Premier of Western Australia, Roger Cook, the former Premier as well, my mate, Mark McGowan.

And I could run through the members of the Caucus of my Government who are here, but basically it might be easier to just name those who aren't here.