TIM LESTER, HOST: To answer our questions, who better than the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, welcome to The Issue. 

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

LESTER: You're a newlywed in The Lodge. Now that's unique in and of itself. So, how is newlywed life going for you and Jodie with a war on in the Middle East and the threat of a global recession and everything else you've got to deal with for your day job?

The Albanese and Rockliff Governments are protecting jobs and critical manufacturing capability at Liberty Bell Bay during its administration process.  

EY have formally accepted both Governments offer to jointly provide a $3 million loan, on a 50:50 basis, to support workers while administrator EY continues to conduct an expedited sale of the facility.  

This support is about providing workers with more certainty in what has been a very difficult time for the community.   

PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: Prime Minister, welcome to Afternoon Briefing. 

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

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon. Today, we held a National Cabinet meeting and it was the third that we have had since the conflict in the Middle East began. It was a very constructive meeting, an important one, to provide the states and territories with updates from the Fuel Security Taskforce Commissioner, Anthea Harris, and also from Minister Bowen and myself. Australia remains steady at level two in our National Fuel Security Plan that has been agreed to by the National Cabinet. Australia's fuel supply outlook remains secure in the near term.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon. Today, we held a National Cabinet meeting and it was the third that we have had since the conflict in the Middle East began. It was a very constructive meeting, an important one, to provide the states and territories with updates from the Fuel Security Taskforce Commissioner, Anthea Harris, and also from Minister Bowen and myself. Australia remains steady at level two in our National Fuel Security Plan that has been agreed to by the National Cabinet. Australia's fuel supply outlook remains secure in the near term.

BILLI FITZSIMONS: Prime Minister, thank you for joining The Daily Aus.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Great to be here in your new studio.

FITZSIMONS: You are our first guest in our new studio.

PRIME MINISTER: Well, I should be opening something.

FITZSIMONS: Yeah, it's only right that the Prime Minister is our first guest.

PRIME MINISTER: Putting a plaque on the wall or something. Well, congratulations.

HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, of course, spoke to James Valentine pretty frequently on the Breakfast Show when he was doing that, but throughout the years as well. The Prime Minister is here this morning. Very good morning to you. Sad news to be sharing this morning, Prime Minister.

HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The PM and the Energy Minister, Chris Bowen have just wrapped up a media conference at Port Botany in Sydney. The Prime Minister is here this morning. Good morning to you, PM.

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

MACDONALD: You've confirmed four additional cargoes of diesel have been secured for Australia through BP, Viva Energy and Export Finance Australia. Can you explain what that means in practical terms?

PAUL AUGÉ, PRESIDENT, BP AUSTRALIA: Thank you, Prime Minister Albanese and Mr Bowen. It's great to be here today. Today's announcement is all about making sure that Australia has the fuel it needs when it needs it, and also at a time of increased uncertainty and volatility. Thank you, Government, for the responsiveness that they have demonstrated. And the work with the EFA is a demonstration of the Government's action to make sure Australia has the fuel it needs.

Under the Albanese Government’s new Strategic Reserve powers, a further 200 million litres of additional diesel for Australia has been secured, and work has commenced with leading fertiliser companies to secure more supply at this critical time in the growing season.

The Government has partnered with BP Australia and continued our partnership with Viva Energy, taking the total additional diesel secured in the last seven days to approximately 300 million litres or over 1.8 million additional barrels to keep Australia moving.