DAVID LIPSON, HOST: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese is on the line. PM, thanks for joining AM.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, David.
LIPSON: It doesn't look like this ceasefire deal in the Middle East has cooled the temperature much here in Australia.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning everyone. Australia welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage agreement in Gaza after 15 months of conflict and a devastating loss of civilian life. The Australian government has consistently been part of international calls for a ceasefire and for a release of hostages. This agreement is a constructive step to peace and stability in the region. Today must mark the beginning of a new chapter for the Israeli and Palestinian people.
Today I announce updates to the Cabinet and the Ministry, following the foreshadowed resignation of Bill Shorten MP as Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services.
I intend to recommend to the Governor-General, Her Excellency Ms Sam Mostyn AC, that she make the following changes to the Ministry:
Australia welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage agreement in Gaza after 15 months of conflict and a devastating loss of civilian life.
Australia has consistently been part of the international call for a ceasefire and release of hostages.
We urge all parties to respect its terms and safeguard a lasting peace, including ensuring the immediate release of all hostages and unimpeded and sustained increases in humanitarian assistance to all parts of Gaza.
REBECCA WHITE, LABOR CANDIDATE FOR LYONS: Thank you for being here with us in Brighton today. I'd like to thank the Mayor, Leigh Gray, for joining us, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher, and, of course, the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who's a great friend of Tasmania, he's regularly here in our state. He understands our community very well, and he's a great Prime Minister for all Australians, and that's why this announcement, I think, is so important for our community.
A $12.7 million investment for the redevelopment of the Princess Theatre and Earl Street Arts Centre will ensure Launceston’s home of theatre lives on.
The Albanese Government has committed to upgrading the 100-year-old heritage-listed Princess Theatre as well as the construction of a new contemporary Earl Street Theatre, with the hope of ensuring the community stalwart thrives for another 100 years.
During construction, the project is anticipated to create 280 jobs, and once complete, provide an estimated $73.65 million boost to the region’s economy.
ANNE URQUHART, SENATOR FOR TASMANIA: Well, thanks very much everyone for being here. I'm Anne Urquhart, Labor Senator for Tasmania, based right here in Devonport. It's really exciting today to have the Prime Minister in town and also Katy Gallagher. And I'm here with the Mayor, and I'm here with representatives from Rural Health too, who will be part of this wonderful announcement that we've got.
The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future through delivering over $10 million to upgrade two key pieces of community infrastructure in Hobart and surrounding regions.
More than $10 million has been allocated to the South Brighton Development Precinct to help unlock up to 600 more homes.
The funding, delivered through the Housing Support Program, will go to critical infrastructure including a new sewerage pump, upgrading local roads and delivering a shared path to connect the development to the Brighton Industrial Hub.
The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future, today announcing over $6 million to improve the everyday lives of North West Tasmanians.
$6 million in Federal funding has been allocated to continue the revitalisation of Devonport’s CBD by delivering Stage 3 of the Local Council’s Living City project.
My Government has a vision to Build Australia’s Future, and last week Infrastructure Minister Catherine King and I travelled across the north of our great continent to deliver it.
It’s an ambitious vision to build everything from roads and homes to the health system and education.
In short, all the things that help Australians build the futures they aspire to.
It’s a vision that has at its heart a determination to seize the opportunities that are within our reach, and it begins with Australia’s greatest resource: our people.