Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, will travel to Vientiane, Laos from 9-11 October for the 4th Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit and 19th East Asia Summit.

This visit is vital to advocating for Australia’s interests for a more prosperous and stable region, and will build on the success of the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit held in Melbourne in March, where leaders reaffirmed their commitment to securing peace and a sustainable future for the region.

Yesterday, on the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel, we paused to reflect on the horrific terrorist atrocities that reverberated across the world.

As we did last October, this Parliament comes together again to unequivocally condemn Hamas’s actions on that day.

On October 7, Hamas sought only to kill and to terrify.

They perpetrated their crimes without mercy, and without discrimination.

Men, women and children were subjected to acts of degradation and humiliation that – a year on – remain beyond comprehension.

From today, early learning providers can apply for Commonwealth Government funding to deliver early childhood education and care workers a historic 15 per cent pay rise.

To be eligible to receive the Albanese Government’s funding for the wage increase, early childhood education and care services must agree not to increase their fees by more than 4.4 per cent between 8 August 2024 and 7 August 2025.

This is good for early childhood educators and good for families.

On the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks, we pause to reflect on the horrific terrorist atrocity that reverberated around the globe.

October 7 is a day that carries terrible pain. Over 1,200 innocent Israelis died: the largest loss of Jewish life on any single day since the Holocaust.

We unequivocally condemn Hamas’ actions on that day.

Innocent lives taken at a music festival. Women, men and children killed in their homes. Brutality that was inflicted with cold calculation.

The Albanese Government will provide up to $25 million towards major restoration works at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan site at Cleveland Street, Redfern.

This investment will benefit and serve the whole community by:

• Helping restore the historical Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady;
• Upgrading the St Andrew’s Theological College;
• And helping to build a new Great Hall, Library and Museum.

Australia is home to a significant Greek Orthodox community, with a population of over 400,000 people across the nation.

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.

I’m delighted to join you in officially welcoming His All-Holiness to Australia.

This is a historic occasion — and a great honour for our nation.

His All-Holiness’s last visit to Australia 28 years ago is remembered by Australia’s Greek Orthodox community with great warmth and appreciation.

It was the first-ever visit by an Ecumenical Patriarch to Australia.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, look it's fantastic to be back here in Cabramatta and for what is an exciting day. This is day one of returning this seat to the Labor Party and to having Tu Le as a representative for this fantastic community in my Labor Government. Tu Le will be a very strong voice for this local community. She lives here in Mount Pritchard. She is someone who is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees. I've met her parents and her family, and they have lived in this community for a long period of time.

MATT ACTON, HOST: Albo is on the air. Good morning, Prime Minister.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. I thought I was gonna miss out on my intro song.

ACTON: Never.

COLEMAN: Never. We’re consistent. And plus, we haven't updated it, so it'll always be there.

ACTON: You can't beat perfection, can you, Albo?

PRIME MINISTER: Exactly. Oh, we could beat it if you guys sang the song yourself.

ACTON: Ah, well, Stav does sing.

HOST: As we said it right at the top of the program today, we know there's some very serious events in the world on the news front but today, we have the Prime Minister of Australia on in the context of rugby league and we hope you appreciate that. There is the PM's XIII game coming up October 13. Brad Fittler, is he having input into it? Well, let us find out from the man himself. Busy schedule, but he's been good enough to join us on Breakfast with Vossy and Brandy again this morning. Prime Minister, welcome. How are you?

The Albanese Government is taking action to fight shrinkflation in our supermarkets and retail sector by strengthening the Unit Pricing Code to make it easier for Australians to make accurate and timely price comparisons.

The Government will also introduce substantial penalties for supermarkets who do the wrong thing and breach the Unit Pricing Code.

The practice of 'shrinkflation' is becoming increasingly common, where the size of a product is reduced, but the price at the supermarket is the same or even increases, taking advantage of Australians doing their groceries.