Television interview - Sunrise

NATALIE BARR, HOST: The Prime Minister has touched down in Port Moresby for meetings with his PNG counterpart, James Marape, before they walk part of the Kokoda Track together. It comes as a cyber battle brews at home between the Australian Government and billionaire Elon Musk. The tech mogul social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has refused to take down graphic content from last Monday's church attack. The e-Safety Commissioner has now been granted a temporary legal injunction to make the company hide posts with the vision for all worldwide users.

Television interview - Sky News First Edition

PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: A stoush between Elon Musk and Anthony Albanese. I'm not sure many people would have had that on their bingo card at the start of the year, but here we are and joining us live now is the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. Prime Minister, good to see you. Thanks for your time and I promise you we will get to the trek in just a moment. But I want to ask you about Elon Musk. He's mocked you this morning for choosing censorship and propaganda over free speech and truth. What's your response to that?

Television interview - ABC News Breakfast

EMMA REBELLATO, HOST: Well, the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is about to become the first sitting PM to walk parts of the Kokoda Track. He'll be joined by PNG Prime Minister, James Marape, deepening ties between the two neighbours and paying respects to fallen soldiers ahead of Anzac Day. And Mr Albanese joins us now from the capital, Port Moresby. Mr Albanese, thanks for joining us on News Breakfast.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Emma.

Anzac Day commemoration dinner

I begin by acknowledging the owners of the land on which we gather tonight. I pay my respects to the Motu Koitabu people.

Prime Minister Marape and Mrs Marape, Ministers and distinguished guests.

Gutpela nait long yupela olgeta.

[Good evening to you all].

Thank you, Prime Minister, for your warm welcome and for this wonderful reception. It is an honour and delight to be in Papua New Guinea again.

During my last visit, I had the honour of becoming the first foreign Head of Government to address your National Parliament.

Press conference - Mackay, Queensland

NITA GREEN, SENATOR FOR QUEENSLAND: My name is Nita, I'm a Labor Senator for Queensland. I'm very a proud representative of regional Queensland in particular. So I'm very pleased to be back here in Mackay today with the Prime Minister and with Mayor Greg Williamson. Congratulations on your recent re-election, Greg, it's fantastic to be with you today. We are here to support regional Queensland and to create more jobs in regional Queensland.

Riverside Revitalisation Project opened

Prime Minister Albanese has officially opened Mackay’s Riverside Revitalisation Project which has transformed the former industrial precinct into a destination locals and visitors alike can explore and enjoy.

The $9.7 million project was jointly funded with the Australian Government investing $4.1 million and the Mackay Regional Council investing $5.6 million.

The Prime Minister visited Mackay this morning to join Mayor Greg Williamson, Councillors, council CEO Scott Owen and other stakeholders for the official opening.

Radio interview - ABC Tropical North

MEECHAM PHILPOTT, HOST: That's the Naduri welcome song and that's probably the best time to bring in the Prime Minister. Good morning to you, Prime Minister, welcome to the program.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. I'm looking forward to being back in Mackay today.

PHILPOTT: Absolutely. Popping into Mackay on your way to PNG. What's happening in Mackay? A bit of infrastructure, I believe. Got an opening there, haven't we?

Radio interview - Triple M Mackay and the Whitsundays

JAY PETERS, HOST: It's good to see that the Revitalisation Project kicks off today. Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, he's kicking things off. He joins us at the moment. Look, Prime Minister, can we just call you Albo?

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Too many syllables in that for you, is there?

PETERS: I mean, we're thinking AA, but that's something else.

DAVE SHIPSTON, HOST: That's very true.

Vigil for Bondi Junction

We gather here in Bondi to grieve for all that has been stolen from us.

All the possibility and potential, all the kindness and humanity.

All the love and laughter of the six lives snatched away on that hardest of Saturday afternoon.

We keep this vigil for them - to honour all they were, to pay respect to all they meant.

We mourn for all the years of joy they should have known.

All the memories they should have had the chance to make.

The new life they would have lived, here in their new country.

Commemorating Anzac Day on the Kokoda Track

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Papua New Guinea from 22 – 25 April to meet with Prime Minister Marape, walk sections of the Kokoda Track and commemorate Anzac Day.

The Kokoda campaign lasted from July to November 1942, with about 56,000 Australians involved. Around 625 Australians were killed and over 1,600 were wounded along the track.

Each year many Australians take the challenge of walking the Kokoda Track, alongside Papua New Guineans, to not only test their limits, but to reflect on the events that took place.