JODIE ODDY, HOST: Can you please say very good morning to our Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, good morning.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, good to be with you.
ODDY: Thank you so much for joining us, this is a real thrill for us.
PRIME MINISTER: My absolute pleasure.
TOM MANN, HOST: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is with me. Good morning.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, good to be with you and looking forward to being in Whyalla this morning.
MANN: So Prime Minister, can you explain today's announcement for Port Bonython?
I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we're meeting today and pay my respects to their elders, past, present and emerging.
And so I'm very proud to be Prime Minister of government that is giving everyone in this room the opportunity to recognise the First Nations people of this country in our constitution with the referendum to be held on October 14 so that we can have constitutional recognition, so we can listen, and so we can get better results.
This morning, the Home Affairs Minister asked the Secretary of her Department, Michael Pezzullo, to stand aside while an Australian Public Service Commission investigation is undertaken into the allegations reported overnight.
Mr Pezzullo has agreed to step aside pending the independent review.
Former Australian Public Service Commissioner Lynelle Briggs will be conducting the inquiry.
Stephanie Foster will act as the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs.
ANGE MCCORMACK, HOST: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, welcome to 7AM.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thanks for having me on the podcast.
MCCORMACK: Prime Minister, on election night last year the first thing you spoke about was the Uluru Statement and you committed to the Voice. Why did you decide to make that the first thing you said to the country?
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, it's great to be back in South Australia, with the Premier of South Australia, Peter Malinauskas. And always good to be in regional Australia. We have $100 million between us, that we have set aside for Port Bonython to become a hydrogen export hub. This is a part of our commitment to develop a hydrogen industry. And there's no where that is more advanced in that than right here in South Australia. This is about seizing the opportunities of the future.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Welcome, everyone. And I want to particularly welcome the Premier of South Australia, Peter Malinauskas, who is with us today.
The Albanese Government is partnering with the Malinauskas Government to deliver for South Australians, today announcing the providers for four Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs).
Following an Expression of Interest process the four clinics will be:
What Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people want for their children is what you want for yours. That’s what they are asking you to say Yes to at this referendum. The same opportunity for their children to make a good life for themselves. Nothing extra, just an equal chance. That’s the change we can make happen.
For many years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have advocated for Constitutional Recognition through a Voice – one that’s independent from day-to-day politics. A practical way of making real progress on issues like health and education.
The Australian Government has commissioned an Independent Review into Australia’s intelligence agencies.
The work of our intelligence agencies underpins Australia’s national security objectives, including safeguarding Australia’s sovereignty in an increasingly uncertain security environment. Our intelligence agencies help protect Australia’s security, prosperity and values in complex and changing circumstances.