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June 11, 2026

Transcript – Interview with Simon Beaumont – 6PR Perth Mornings

AusAlert is a new national warning system. It adds to the warning opportunities or functions that we already have by giving our emergency management teams the ability to send out a message to eligible mobile devices. 

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June 11, 2026

Beefing up carbon credits for Aussie livestock farmers

In collaboration with the Albanese Labor Government, Meat and Livestock Australia have commenced work on developing a new Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme livestock method.

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June 3, 2026

Why a strong public healthcare system matters

Health is not only the bedrock of individual wellbeing; it defines the quality of life within our families and across our communities.

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May 28, 2026

Ministerial Address – Australian Strategic Policy Institute – Lethal Humidity Report Launch

We meet at a time when extreme heat is already affecting communities across Australia, with growing consequences for health, infrastructure, and livelihoods. That’s why Dr Robert Glasser’s report, Lethal humidity, is both timely and sharply relevant – and I’m very pleased to be here for its launch. I thank the Australian Strategic Policy Institute for the invitation and Minderoo Foundation for funding the report.

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May 27, 2026

Change is not the easy path, but we’re not here to do what’s easy

Change is not the easy path, but we’re not here to do what’s easy. We are here, we are charged with a responsibility to shift the dial in the direction of fairness, which is better for all of us, which is what Australian governments should deliver, which is what the Albanese Government is delivering.

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May 27, 2026

Transcript – Interview with Leon Compton – ABC Hobart

So, this most recent round, Tender seven, of the capacity investment scheme includes two projects in Tasmania, near Bothwell, I understand, as you’ve described, a wind farm, Cellars Hill Wind Farm, and Weasel Solar Farm, about 540 megawatts in total, and, as you say, enough renewable energy to power 160,000 Tasmanian homes, so we think that that’s pretty good, and it will come with 500 direct construction jobs and 22 permanent roles once the projects are up and running.

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May 26, 2026

Federal Address – WALGA Emergency Management Forum

As the theme of this year’s conference acknowledges, the emergency management landscape is changing rapidly, driven by more frequent, intense and convergent disaster events. It will require your continued service and contribution, and new forms of collaboration across and between emergency services and recovery agencies, levels of government and with communities. 

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May 25, 2026

Funding safer roads in Fremantle

The Albanese Government is delivering more than $580,000 to four road safety projects across Fremantle under the Black Spot Program 2026-27.

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May 23, 2026

Renewables to power 4 million households, backed by Albanese Government

The Albanese Government is backing the biggest single boost to Australia’s main electricity grid with 19 new renewable energy projects that will supply enough cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable electricity for 4 million Australian households by 2030.

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May 21, 2026

Support for endangered black cockatoos across Cockburn

The Albanese Government is investing $90,000 to support the conservation of endangered black cockatoos in Cockburn.

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