Coburg Medicare Urgent Care Clinic

The Albanese Government is delivering for residents in Coburg and Brunswick with the opening of the Coburg Medicare Urgent Care Clinic. 

The new Coburg Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, located at 444 Sydney Road, Coburg, will open on Monday, 21 March 2026 with extended hours, seven days a week. 

No appointment is needed, patients can walk in and all services are bulk billed. 

Appointment of Fuel Supply Taskforce Coordinator

The Albanese Government has appointed Anthea Harris as Fuel Supply Taskforce Coordinator – a new role, supporting the work governments around the country are doing to ensure Australia is overprepared and quick to respond when facing fuel and other supply chain challenges arising from the conflict in the Middle East.

The Fuel Supply Taskforce Coordinator will be responsible for the following: 

Meeting of National Cabinet on fuel security and supply chain resilience in response to Middle East conflict

The Prime Minister convened National Cabinet today to address fuel security and supply chain resilience in Australia in response to the conflict in the Middle East.

First Ministers were provided a situation update from the Director General of the Office of National Intelligence Kathy Klugman and the Director General of Security and Head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Mike Burgess.

Leaders agreed that while Australia is well prepared and current supply is secure, the nation must be prepared for all scenarios.

Radio interview - Triple M Hobart

ANDY TAYLOR, HOST: Right now, we are talking to the Prime Minister of Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in the state right now and he joins us live on Triple M. Welcome back to the show, Prime Minister.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. It's a beautiful day here in Hobart I've got to say.

KAZ MCMULLEN, HOST: It is a beautiful day in Hobart. First question for you, Prime Minister. Why are you here in our beautiful state? What brings you today?

Visit to Australia by the President of the European Commission

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to Australia from Monday, 23 March to Wednesday 25 March 2026.

The Prime Minister will meet with President von der Leyen in Canberra on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.

This will be President von der Leyen’s first visit to Australia as President of the European Commission, and the 7th meeting between the leaders.

President von der Leyen will be accompanied by EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič.

Australian Automotive Dealer Association

Thank you to your CEO James Voortman for the invitation to join you for breakfast this morning.

And thank you to all of you for the contribution you make to our nation.

This room represents:

Over 3,800 dealerships.

64,000 jobs - including 7,500 apprenticeships. 

Tens of billions of dollars of economic activity.

And behind all of it, people with the aspiration to build a business.

The courage to invest in themselves.

And the countless hours of hard work required to make that investment pay.