The Albanese Government is continuing to deliver on its Closing the Gap commitments by working with First Nations partners, represented by the Coalition of Peaks, to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The release of the Commonwealth’s 2025 Closing the Gap Annual Report and 2026 Implementation Plan shows the progress made over the past year and outlines our strategy for the year ahead.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA: Can I welcome you very much, Mr. President, and can I thank you for the comfort and solidarity provided last night, particularly to the families who lost loved ones, the 15 innocent Australians who've lost their lives on December 14. But importantly, as well, you've provided comfort to the Jewish Australian community who are grieving this loss as a result of the antisemitic terrorist attack that occurred on December 14.

ANDY TAYLOR, HOST: We are joined by the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Good morning to you.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, good to be with you.

TAYLOR: It's great to have you back on the show, Prime Minister.

KAZ MCMULLEN, HOST: Good morning, Prime Minister.

PRIME MINISTER: How are you all?

HOST: Right now we say good morning to the Prime Minister. Hello.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you.

HOST: Are you watching the Super Bowl today?

RICKI-LEE COULTER, HOST: Where is my Prime Minister?

TIM BLACKWELL, HOST: Where is my Prime Minister? Your Prime Minister's right here. Mr. Anthony Albanese, good morning at 11 to 8.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. How are you coping with getting up a bit early?

COULTER: It's very different. It's very, very different. What time do you usually get up in the morning?

BLACKWELL: This is good.

PRIME MINISTER: Too early, too early.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thanks for joining us. It is wonderful to be back here in Jakarta for my fifth visit to Indonesia as Prime Minister of Australia. And this relationship is absolutely critical for Australia's national interest, but also a critical relationship in our region. Building stronger ties with our neighbours makes us safer at home, and the treaty that we have signed in Jakarta today takes our defence and security cooperation to a new level.

TANIA LAWRENCE, MEMBER FOR HASLUCK: Good afternoon, and welcome to Ellenbrook, which is the further corner of the electorate of Hasluck, which I'm very, very proud to represent. And today to be able to have the Prime Minister visit the Ellenbrook Urgent Care Clinic, which has been yet another commitment that we have delivered for our community in Ellenbrook is really, really special. This is on the back of bringing a train line to Ellenbrook. This is on the back of a community centre that we've just recently opened.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has concluded a successful visit to Indonesia, further strengthening Australia’s relationship with one of our closest neighbours and friends.

Prime Minister Albanese and the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, signed the historic Australia–Indonesia Treaty on Common Security.

Reflecting the close friendship, partnership and deep trust between Australia and Indonesia, the treaty takes our defence cooperation to a new level.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thank you, Mr President for your generous words and your very warm welcome. I’m very pleased to be back in Jakarta. No country is more important to Australia – or to the prosperity, security and stability of the Indo-Pacific – than Indonesia. We share a deep trust and unbreakable bond as neighbours, partners and friends. In this spirit of friendship, I extend Australia’s condolences to the Indonesian people for all those lost in the tragic flooding and landslides in Sumatra last year and West Java just last month.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Jakarta, Indonesia from 5 to 7 February 2026 to meet the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, and sign the Australia–Indonesia Treaty on Common Security.

The treaty reflects the close friendship, partnership and deep trust between Australia and Indonesia. It will take Australia–Indonesia cooperation to a new level, for the benefit of our shared security and that of the region.