The final stage of a long-awaited seamless North South Corridor has reached a major milestone, with a preferred alliance partner being selected for the nation-shaping project.

The project will be completed by deadline, but it’s likely South Australians will be able to enjoy the full benefits of the River Torrens to Darlington Project (T2D Project) even sooner than expected – with three Tunnel Boring Machines to be operating at the same time, instead of the expected two.

TARLA LAMBERT, HOST: Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, thank you so much for joining the Women’s Agenda podcast today. We’re really excited to have you.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Wonderful to be with you and thanks for having me on as a part of the podcast.

GARY ADSHEAD, HOST: Just hold on the line, this doesn't happen very often. The Prime Minister of Australia joins me, Anthony Albanese. Thanks very much for your time today.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G’day, how you going?

ADSHEAD: You probably know the Lord Mayor of the City of Perth. He's running as a Liberal candidate, by the way.

BASIL ZEMPILAS, CITY OF PERTH LORD MAYOR: I’ll say good morning, Prime Minister, and leave you with Gary. Welcome to Perth.

JAY BARR, CEO OF SAGEWOOD EARLY LEARNIING: Good morning everyone, I'd like to welcome you all to Sagewood Early Learning, Dayton and the Prime Minister here this morning with Anne, Tania and Sunitha from Big Steps. It's exciting that we're able to celebrate our educators with the announcement from the government for the wage increase. I'd like to hand over to Tania. Thank you.

NATALIE LOCKE, HOST: Everybody upstanding please. The Prime Minister is in the house. Anthony Albanese. Welcome back, Albo.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good to be here.

NATHAN MORRIS, HOST: He's upset with us.

SHAUN MCMANUS, HOST: Oh, why are you upset Albo?

MORRIS: We cheated on him.

LOCKE: Oh, yeah.

PRIME MINISTER: That's true.

LOCKE: Sorry about that. We're just being even in the scheme of things.

MICHELLE ANDERSON, HOST: Welcome, Albo. How are you?

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Wonderful to be here. I'm very well. It's great to be back in the West again.

ANDERSON: Nice. And you’re missing, you straightaway ,you walked in and you're like, ‘Oh, where's Xav?’ Because you wanted to talk Hawks, of course.

PRIME MINISTER: I went to the Hawks-Giants game. There I was a Sydneysider, cheering for the Hawks against the Giants. You know, getting sledged for being loyal for decades.

ROBBIE VON, HOST: Breakfast with Allan and Carly this morning, Robbie filling in. And we have a very, very special guest with us right now, the big dog, the Prime Minister. The main man here in Australia, Anthony Albanese. How are you? Thanks for coming on.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Great to be here. Good to be in the studio, rather than out there in the rain too.

VON: I reckon.

WILL GOODINGS, HOST: Well, as I said, we received all sorts of calls over the course of the week, randomly throughout the program, and perhaps none from higher office than our next guest, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Prime Minister, good morning to you.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G’day guys. Should we be with you? I like the, you know, really puffed up intro there. ‘Perhaps’ none from higher office. Maybe there's a – I don't know. Is there some news I need to know about?

JO TRILLING, HOST: Anthony Albanese has just touched down in Perth. Welcome back to Drive, Prime Minister.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good to be here.

TRILLING: I think the sun was out for you. It's looking like the weather is greeting you. You have been here a number of times. I was trying to find out what number visit it is and I think it's been so many that none of you even can recall.

KAREN MORAN, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR: We welcome this decision by the Albanese Labor government today that’s been 20 years in the making. Early childhood educators perform some of the most vital work in the country, but for so long they have been the most undervalued and underpaid. And this decision today will change people’s lives. It means that early childhood educators who've been relying on Foodbank to feed their own families won't have to do that anymore.