Anthony Albanese

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Working together, we can create a more peaceful world. Here at Nara Peace Park, Prime Minister @takaichi_sanae and I planted a tree in honour of that peace. And we laid a wreath at the Shinzo Abe memorial. Australia and Japan are bonded by our shared democratic values and this tree will remain a lasting symbol of our strong relationship. 🇦🇺🇯🇵

Welcome to Australia, @takaichi_sanae 🇦🇺🇯🇵 Australia and Japan are strengthening our partnership to build more resilient economies in the face of this global energy crisis. That means more trade and economic opportunity for Australians. Because working together, we are stronger than ever.

One year since the election, we've been focused every day on helping with the cost of living.

We're working hard to secure more fuel and shield Australians from the worst impacts of war in the Middle East.

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We're building an Australia where hard work pays off and everyone has the opportunity to get ahead. Here in Western Sydney, and right across Australia. Great to speak to the Future Western Sydney forum this morning.

Our hearts are broken that the case of the little girl missing in Alice Springs has had such a tragic ending. The girl, who the family has asked be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby, was only five years old. She was just at the start of life's adventure. This is the tragic outcome we were all desperately hoping against. No words can measure up to the immensity of the grief her family is going through. In their time of terrible loss, all Australians hold them in our hearts. This is devastating for the whole Alice Springs community, which came together to find her. We wish them strength, and also to the police in their difficult work as they pursue answers and, ultimately, justice. May Kumanjayi Little Baby live on in every heart she ever touched.

We will keep fighting to stamp out antisemitism in this country.

Getting diagnosed for endo can take years. And women suffer in the meantime. We’re changing that. We've delivered our promise to open 33 endo and pelvic pain clinics. Helping women get diagnosed and treated sooner. Our biggest ever investment in women’s health is making a real difference across the country.

We'll always back WA.

We’re building a fairer, more resilient economy. One that gives every Australian a fair go, helps businesses thrive and builds on our national strengths. That’s the message I delivered to the Chamber of Minerals and Energy in WA today.

We're building an economy that's stronger, fairer and that works for every Australian.

We've delivered our promise to open 33 endo and pelvic pain clinics.

This is what our Budget is all about.

Right now, big tech companies can benefit from Australian journalism without paying their fair share. We’re taking the next steps to make sure platforms contribute to Australian news. Because there's no substitute for Australian news and stories told by Australian journalists.

Thirty years after the Port Arthur massacre, the terrible, indiscriminate cruelty of that day remains beyond understanding. Australia pauses today to remember the 35 people whose lives and futures were so pitilessly stolen from them just because they happened to be there. We think of everyone whose world was shattered by the loss of those who had been the bright centre of their lives, their love left desperately wrapped around an absence. Our hearts go out to everyone who has lived with decades of loss, and every survivor and loved one who is no longer with us but was shadowed by an inconsolable grief for the rest of their days. We think of all who survived but with memories that would never soften. We express our gratitude to the first responders who arrived in scenes of unspeakable horror but somehow found the strength to do their duty. We think of the broader Tasmanian community, which was shaken to the core, but came together in love and extraordinary resilience – and in the process, lifted Australia when we so desperately needed it. We honour the extraordinary courage that emerged from shattering grief. We think of Walter Mikac who channelled his devastating loss into a call for national action on gun reform, writing to Prime Minister Howard with a message that echoes through the decades: “Be strong, act now”. Australia is a better place because the Government and the Parliament of the day came together to answer Walter’s call. This is what we hold on to – the abiding memory that somehow amid the most terrible darkness the best of humanity found a way to shine. Three decades on from that day when our nation stopped, let us stand together as we stood together then, united in love for everyone who never came home.

Peter Morris was one of the reasons we look back on the Hawke Government with such fondness and such admiration. As the Member for Shortland and as a Minister, Peter’s work was always shaped by Labor values and his deeply humane instincts. When I was Transport Minister Peter was a source of sound and constructive advice on shipping, aviation, regulatory reform and regional economic development. He was one those people who gave our movement heart. In the process, he helped make the Hunter - and Australia - better. My thoughts are now with his loved ones. May Peter rest in peace.

I am pleased to hear the President and the First Lady, along with all attendees at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, are safe. We applaud the work of the Secret Service and law enforcement agencies for their swift action.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. Lest we forget.