ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon Erin, good to be with you.

ERIN MOLAN, HOST: There is so much to get through, as always. But first, I just wanted to thank you very sincerely. You were one of the first people, if not the first, to call me after dad passed away, to check in and to pass on your condolences, which meant a lot, not just to me, but to my family as well. And I think you'll be doing something special for that at Parliament House on Monday.

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet. I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.

And I recommit, on behalf of the government I lead, to the implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full, including constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Can I particularly acknowledge the members of the Abdallah, Sakr and Kassas families who are here with us today.

KATHARINE MURPHY, HOST: Hello lovely people of podcasts, welcome to the show. You are on Australian Politics with Katharine Murphy and bizarrely this week we are not in the pod-cave. We are in a secret location.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: You are.

MURPHY: The Prime Minister’s looking at me with a fair amount of love at this point. Anyway, my guest Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, we're obviously having a chat because the parliamentary year is about to start with all bells on.

LYNDAL HOWISON, LABOR CANDIDATE FOR RYDE: Welcome to Eastwood, everybody. We made on the lands of the Wallumedegal people and I'd like to pay my respects to their elders past and present. Welcome to Eastwood. My name is Lyndal Howison and I'm the Labor candidate for Ryde. I'm delighted to see so many people here and, of course, I'm delighted to welcome the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, who I have known for 15 years. He's an incredible Prime Minister and a dear friend.

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.

I am proud to lead a government committed to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

And I look forward to talking more today about how we can deliver on that commitment in 2023.

It’s great to be part of this important Chifley Research Centre Conference.

And I acknowledge all my colleagues who are here today participating.

VOICEOVER: He's the 31st Prime Minister that won't stay in one spot for too long. And one thing we do know he always packs with him, a bag of Chicken Twisties, it's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: What a great intro.

KYMBA CAHILL, HOST: Welcome.

PRIME MINISTER: Good to be here. Great to be back in Perth.

Can I say thank you, for the third time I've been able to meet with this working group, and thank you for the extraordinary work that you are doing.

Importantly, thank you for your patience with the process.

I'm very hopeful and optimistic about an outcome later this year.

The Government is determined to hold a referendum in accordance with the wishes arising from the Uluru Statement from the Heart. And in spite of some of the misinformation, I congratulate you on your advocacy around the country.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: It's very good, today we reaffirmed the support of all governments from all states and territories for constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, including through a constitutionally enshrined Voice to the Parliament.

National Cabinet met in Canberra today to discuss key national priorities, including energy and the health system.

Today all First Ministers, in recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the First Peoples of Australia, reaffirmed a commitment to working collaboratively to support a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament by signing a Statement of Intent.

I am pleased to announce that the Governor-General has accepted my recommendation to appoint Mr Tony Cook PSM as the Secretary of the Department of Education.

Mr Cook is currently Deputy Secretary, Higher Education, Research and International at the Department of Education. He has held a range of senior public servant positions at the Commonwealth and State levels, including as Director‑General of the Queensland Department of Education and Deputy Secretary at the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.