The family of Barry Humphries AO CBE has accepted the offer of a State Memorial Service in recognition of the late entertainer’s contribution to Australian arts and entertainment.

The Memorial, to be held at the Sydney Opera House on Friday, 15 December 2023, will be co-hosted by the Australian and NSW Governments, and in partnership with the arts community from across the country, including Mr Humphries’ home state of Victoria.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: This statement of intent is a testament to our close, bilateral cooperation. I mean that - close. We're going to establish climate and clean energy as the third pillar of the Australia-US Alliance. This contract can enable the expansion and diversification of clean energy supply chains, especially as it relates to critical materials. And I want to thank you for your leadership, Mr. Prime Minister. We’re going to sign this, we have a statement, and then you might want to say something now.

We, Prime Minister Albanese and President Biden, meet at a uniquely consequential time for our Alliance, the Indo-Pacific, and the world.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Mr. Prime Minister, it's wonderful to see you. I'm sorry this meeting is not taking place in your country of Australia and I deeply appreciate the flexibility meeting me here at the G7 meeting in Japan, and that's because we’ve got a lot to discuss. Together we’ve had a historic year for both of us, and between our allegiance between Australia and the United States.

Australia and the United States recognise that climate change is a threat to global stability, security, and prosperity, including in the Indo-Pacific.  Australia and the United States affirm that accelerating the global clean energy transformation is pivotal to keeping the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal within reach and creating an inclusive, clean energy economy.

Australia and the United States commit to enhance bilateral cooperation under a Climate, Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Transformation Compact (the Compact), establishing climate and clean energy as a central pillar of the Australia-United States Alliance.  Australia and the United States recognise the importance of addressing the climate crisis as a critical component of the bilateral relationship. The Compact is a framework which is designed to advance ambitious climate and clean energy action this decade, at home and abroad.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good evening, everyone. I'm very honoured to be convening the third in-person Quad Leaders Summit here in Hiroshima. And I want to thank particularly Fumio, but also President Biden and Prime Minister Modi as well for showing how we are, indeed, an outcomes-focused grouping that can get things done and can be flexible to make sure that we achieve these outcomes. It's an example of our resolve and also I think a clear statement of how important we regard the Quad as being an essential component.

On 20 May, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Quad Leaders Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States, in Hiroshima for the 2023 Quad Leaders’ Summit.

The Quad is a diplomatic partnership of four countries committed to promoting stability, resilience and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. Australia, India, Japan and the United States share a vision for a region that is governed by accepted rules and norms, where all countries can cooperate, trade and thrive.

GREG ALEXANDER, HOST: Good morning Prime Minister.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning from Brisbane.

ALEXANDER: Now we were talking tennis and Djokovic got hit by the the English player Cam Norrie who gave up on a shot. Norrie smashed it and hit Djokovic and then we were talking about how you play tennis and I described you as a bit of a net prowler. I said you're a serve-volley man, especially on the grass. Did I get that right?

MATT ACTON, HOST: This is Brisbane's B105. Stav, Abby and Matt. Look who's here, the one and only.

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ACTON: Anthony Albanese, good morning.

PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. I know you’re sister stations now, because they play that as well.

ACTON: Oh do they?

PRIME MINISTER: They do, they do.

ACTON: Is Stav singing, or have they resung it?