Albanese Government builds Australia's future with new investment in Clean Energy Finance Corporation

The Albanese Government is building Australia’s Future providing an additional $2 billion to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to support Australian households, workers and businesses capitalize on our natural resources and make the shift to cheaper, clean, reliable, renewable energy.

This new investment, provisioned for in MYEFO, means the CEFC can also offer significant savings for households and small businesses making the switch to renewable energy.

Doorstop interview - Sydney

ANDREW CHARLTON, MEMBER FOR PARRAMATTA: Welcome everybody, I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet the Burramattagal people of the Dharug nation. It's terrific to be here with the Prime Minister today announcing this vital Commonwealth contribution to Parramatta Civic Link project funded through the Federal Government's Housing Support Program.

Podcast interview - The Squiz

CLAIRE KIMBALL, HOST: Prime Minister, thank you so much for being here with us.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Great to be here.

KIMBALL: It's your first podcast interview in a run of interviews, no doubt, that you'll do as we head into an election campaign at some point this year. Why do it?

PRIME MINISTER: It's a format where you're not under pressure to give a grab or to stick to a script. So I quite like it, because it's real.

Radio interview - ABC Sydney

CRAIG REUCASSEL, HOST: We have the Prime Minister on the line, bring him up now. Morning, Prime Minister.

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

REUCASSEL: Good to be with you. Yes, joining us in Parramatta. So, your press conference you’re about to speak about, the National Cabinet last night, what do you think was achieved by that?

Albanese Government delivering 25,000 more homes across New South Wales

The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future and boosting New South Wales’ housing supply by investing more than $182 million in critical infrastructure that will unlock more than 25,000 new homes across the state.

Nine projects will be allocated funding through the Albanese Government’s Housing Support Program to fast-track housing in regional and metropolitan growth areas.

Funding will be used on enabling infrastructure works such as roads, sewage and water, and to support new homes with connections to transport links and public open spaces.

Meeting of National Cabinet

National Cabinet met virtually today to reaffirm that Leaders are united in working together to stamp antisemitism out – and keep it out.

The Prime Minister today convened a meeting of National Cabinet to address the shocking rise of antisemitic hate crimes.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Reece Kershaw, briefed the meeting on the latest police intelligence. Since AFP Operation Avalite was established by Prime Minister Albanese, the AFP has received 166 reports, with 15 under investigation. One person has been arrested to date.

Doorstop interview - Sydney

ED HUSIC, MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE: Welcome everyone, and in particular can I just welcome the Prime Minister, the Infrastructure Minister, Catherine King. I'm joined here by colleagues Michelle Rowland and Steve Bali, and as always, terrific to welcome New South Wales Roads Minister, John Graham.

Press conference - Sydney

CHRIS MINNS, PREMIER OF NEW SOUTH WALES: Thank you everybody for being here. Appreciate you being here this morning in Sydney. Of course, I'm joined with the Prime Minister as well as Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell and Acting Minister for Police Tara Moriarty to talk about very disturbing events in Maroubra this morning. I think I speak on behalf of every decent Australian when I say that these scenes of a torched out childcare centre on the same premises or block as a synagogue is completely heartbreaking. This is appalling behaviour.

Building Australia's future in Sydney's West

The Albanese Government is building Australia’s future in Sydney’s West by delivering $580 million to support flood resilience and housing growth in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley and surrounds.

The Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Flood Resilience and Housing Growth Package will provide crucial road connections to support new housing and boost economic growth through safer and more reliable access to flood-prone areas.