The Australian Government will provide a new $110 million assistance package to Ukraine. This assistance will help Ukraine defend and support itself against Russia’s illegal, immoral and unprovoked invasion.

PRIME MINISTER, ANTHONY ALBANESE: I want to begin by passing on my condolences and respect to the family and many, many friends of Simon Crean. This news came as a great shock, and the entire labour movement is saddened by the loss of Simon Crean far too early. I caught up with Simon just a month ago, he was fit and enjoying life. And this shock news has reverberated right around our movement.

AMANDA KELLER, HOST: Well, it seems for a lot of people, the Voice to Parliament has been a confusing topic. What will change for us, what does it mean? These are the questions people are finding themselves asking, especially over the last few days after the Voice referendum passed the Senate. The questions need an answer and the best person to explain all of this to us is the Prime Minister himself, Mr Anthony Albanese. Good morning.

BRENDAN JONES, HOST: Hello, Prime Minister.

The Albanese Government has announced the appointment of Air Marshal Darren Goldie AM CSC as the inaugural National Cyber Security Coordinator.

Air Marshal Goldie has served his country with distinction for more than 30 years through various roles with the Royal Australian Air Force, most recently as Air Commander Australia.

As the Air Commander Australia, Air Marshal Goldie has been responsible for building capability and resilience for the Royal Australian Air Force. He has led the coordination of Defence responses to natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Today, I’m very pleased to announce that Air Marshal Darren Goldie AM CSC will be Australia's inaugural National Cyber Security Coordinator. Air Marshal Goldie has served Australia with distinction for more than 30 years with the Royal Australian Air Force, including most recently as the Air Commander Australia. He will commence his term as National Cyber Security Coordinator on 3 July. Strengthening Australia's cyber security is a fundamental priority for my government.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: This morning, I've had the opportunity of meeting with families who will benefit from our child care changes that come into effect on the first of July. There's more than 8, 000 families in my electorate here of Grayndler that will benefit. That's part of the 1.2 million Australian families who will benefit from these changes. The increase in childcare subsidy, the changes to the thresholds, will make an enormous difference. This is not welfare, this is economic reform.

KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: Prime Minister, thanks very much for your time.

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

GILBERT: On the Voice, you're still optimistic despite the polling, where does that optimism come from?

I am deeply saddened and shocked by the sudden death of Simon Crean during a work visit to Europe. Simon Crean gave a lifetime of service to his nation, and in particular to the labour movement.
 
Simon rose from leadership in the Storemen and Packers Union to ACTU President, and then to a distinguished parliamentary career as the member for Hotham, Cabinet Minister in the Hawke, Keating, Rudd and Gillard Governments, and leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party.
 

MICHAEL ROWLAND, HOST: Tributes are being paid this morning to the former Labor leader, Simon Crean, following his death whilst travelling in Germany. The 74-year-old served as a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke, Keating, Rudd and Gillard governments after a career as one of the nation's most prominent union leaders. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, joins us now. This is a shock to everyone this morning.

LAUREN PHILLIPS, HOST: Albo, good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. I thought that answer might come back to haunt me.

PHILLIPS: It haunted me more than it haunted you, Prime Minister, let me tell you.

PRIME MINISTER: You heard radios click off. I don't know why you played it again. No one's listening to this interview now.

PHILLIPS: Hey, Albo, you were down in Melbourne last weekend and I heard that you were loving our beautiful climate down here.