PRIME MINISTER

2022 - 12 - 12

Radio Interview - ABC Sydney Breakfast with James Valentine ... (Prime Minister of Australia)

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you. VALENTINE: How are you feeling? Are you over COVID? PRIME MINISTER: Oh, I'm getting there.

And my job is to get the best out of the team, to get the best out of the public service. And that was part of the discussions with states and territories including in New South Wales for that as well as for making sure that the Renewable Energy Zones that have been established in New South Wales can also be plugged into the grid. The energy negotiations still have a little way to go to the with the Greens and independents to get that through. We think this is a responsible and measured and temporary way to do it. And yet, then you've got the day to day sort of stuff. You've always got to have your eye on the long term: dealing with the challenge of climate change, dealing with strategic competition in the region with the rise of China, the competition which is there between China and the United States, the relations with our neighbours, the need to give young Australians opportunities for jobs to train and give them skills to the jobs of the future, the need to build more things here and be more resilient as an economy. One of the things that I've sought to do is to elevate the public service and restore faith in it as well. And of course, one of those issues about Australia's identity is recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our Constitution that we will do in the second half of next year through a referendum, we will give people the opportunity to vote on that. PRIME MINISTER: What the Treasury documentation has shown is a decrease, compared with what would happen without this action, of $230, that's the cap on on gas and the cap on coal combined. So it will have no impact on the gas that's currently being exported and the price that's being received for that. VALENTINE: In this cap, does this guarantee that energy suppliers will have to sell into the Australian market because? WA is, I think, reaping the benefit of the wisdom of the former Carpenter Labor Government a long time ago reserving some of the gas that was produced for domestic purposes so they haven't seen energy price increases.

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Prime Minister Modi: India Is Preferring Planes To Trains (Simple Flying)

India has primarily invested in developing regional airports and connectivity across the nation of 1.393 billion. Now travelers prefer to travel by air than ...

[operate 168 weekly flights](https://simpleflying.com/indigo-flights-from-goas-new-airport/) starting next month. The Prime Minister has laid out strong expectations from regional governments to encourage regional growth in aviation. Since implementing the scheme, India has grown its operational airports from 74 to 140 since 2014. With India's booming population and subsidies through the scheme, 72 new airports have been constructed across India. The country's UDAN scheme aims to connect underserved and regional airports. India has primarily invested in developing regional airports and connectivity across the nation of 1.393 billion.

Radio Interview - ABC RN Breakfast | Prime Minister of Australia (Prime Minister of Australia)

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you, Patricia. KARVELAS: How much will bills be reduced by and when will that reduction kick in?

I'm the Prime Minister, and it would be inappropriate for me to comment, and I don't intend to. To be very clear, that is what will be before the Senate. In light of what is being alleged as a political conflict, will the Department insist that that Katy Gallagher recuse herself from any involvement on this? When people have a look at the detail, have a think about what we need to do, then they have acted responsibly, the energy ministers on Thursday, and all of the state and territories together with the Federal Government coming up with this agreement on Friday, I'd suggest that that would give pause for thought for those Members and Senators who have to make the decision this Thursday. But we have an immediate crisis as a result of the global spike in energy prices that is affecting inflation around the world as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I talk with people, I'll continue to engage, the legislation will be finalised in time for people to have a look at it. PRIME MINISTER: If there is a cost of production that is higher than $125 per tonne, then it is reasonable that there be payments made for that to make sure that there isn't a disincentive to continue to supply. That is what the legislation will do. PRIME MINISTER: Treasury analysis suggests that the cap will reduce bills by some $230 as a result of the cap on gas and the cap on coal. You know, what we're dealing with is a reasonable response in the real world that puts downward pressure on the increases, which are a direct result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They've met with the Treasurer prior to this agreement being made with the states and territories, they've met with the Energy Minister, they've met with the Resources Minister. There's been a discussion paper about a code of conduct, that is the subject of consultation, that has a line in it about reasonable price being offered, because it's the ACCC, like the ACCC looks at competition policy and reasonable pricing across the board.

Government to Own 51% of Anaklia Port, says Prime Minister (Civil Georgia)

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili revealed on 12 December that the long-awaited deep sea port of Anaklia will be built with the government's particip.

The Anaklia Deep Sea Port project has been mired in controversy for several years. This is categorically unacceptable, we must urgently select an international partner and we must also start investing,” he added. “After they abandoned this project after 4-5 years and failed to implement it, they decided to rob our country.

Radio Interview - 2SM Breakfast with Richard King | Prime Minister ... (Prime Minister of Australia)

PRIME MINISTER: This is a terrible tragedy and all Australians this morning will be mourning with the family of the police officers who've lost their lives in ...

And there's been the suggestion that the compensation may be paid to coal and gas companies and that's certainly something that Adam Bandt and the Greens have objected to wholeheartedly. And that's why it will be done through the states and territories to make sure that it is delivered to households, particularly for those who most need it. And I look forward to the Sydney test of course in the new year. What we need to do is to make sure that we bring the grid into the 21st century. And I look forward to spending some time watching it on the telly at the Gabba, the first test. This is a complete distraction from what we need to do from a political party that had distractions for ten years but didn't have a policy and has left us vulnerable to the international market. You would think that the Opposition is unaware that there has been a war in Europe and that it's having that global price spike as a result. So we'll work through states and territories for the relief to result in lower power bills because a cash payment would increase inflation. And it is disappointing, frankly, that the Opposition appear to be prepared to say, 'Yes, we're not prepared to do anything. You're confident that the energy plan will pass, but certainly a lot of comments suggesting that it might be with a bit of difficulty. And this bloke was part of a government that has been in government for just about the last decade, that hasn't seen supply come on during that period. In New South Wales and Queensland - through both regulation in Queensland's case and through legislation in New South Wales - will put a cap on coal of $125 per tonne for electricity generation.

Abkhaz 'prime minister' Adds to 'Second Front' Claims (Civil Georgia)

In conversation with Ria Novosti, Alexander Ankvab, the "prime minister" of occupied Abkhazia, claimed on 11 December that Europe had been working to.

In the last example, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili [accused opponents](https://civil.ge/archives/517610) of continuously trying to open up a second front in Georgia, claiming, “despite many attempts to bring the second front to Georgia, as a result of our reasonable policy, all this was avoided…” [ქართული (Georgian)](https://civil.ge/ka/archives/518467) [Русский (Russian)](https://civil.ge/ru/archives/518498) Pushing Georgia into War](https://civil.ge/archives/489794) “But, thank God, this is not happening yet,” he added. not Dragging Georgia into War, Says Ambassador](https://civil.ge/archives/495944) [Georgian Dream leaders](https://civil.ge/archives/499699) and [departed members of the ruling party](https://civil.ge/archives/498763) about attempts to drag Georgia into war.