September is a patriotic month.

It begins with Wattle Day, we celebrate Flag Day and ends with the AFL grand final.

All moments to reflect on the nation we love and how we bring people together for a better future.

When Anthony Albanese took to the podium for his first press conference as Prime Minister at Parliament House, he stood not in front of one flag, but three. The Australian national flag. The Australian Aboriginal flag. The Torres Strait Islander flag.

To some, this change may have appeared insignificant.

The Australian Government is committed to replacing the Community Development Program (CDP) with a program with real jobs, proper wages and decent conditions.

To begin discussions, the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney today hosted the Remote Employment Roundtable in Canberra, in the lead up to the Jobs and Skills Summit.

The Roundtable was designed to bring a number of experts together to share their insights on employment challenges and labour markets in remote Australia, before more targeted consultations are held in remote communities.

TOM CONNELL, HOST: There’s a growing call to at least reconsider phase three of the income tax cut plan that was initially passed by the Coalition and eventually supported by Labor. Joining me live is Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman, for more on this, thanks for your time. We've got, in particular Senate and House crossbench Senators, crossbenchers I should say, saying, look at this, be willing to talk about the timing or even it going ahead altogether. Are you open for a discussion?

The meeting opened with a Welcome to Country from Karl Telfer, Senior Kaurna Custodian. The Joint Council acknowledged the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the many lands and waters that members joined from, and paid respects to Elders past and present. The previous meeting of Joint Council was held on 3 December 2021 via videoconference.

The Australian Government is progressing on a commitment to train 500 new First Nations health workers to fill gaps across the health system, ahead of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap in Adelaide today.

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) is working hand-in-hand with the Australian Government to design the program to ensure it meets the needs of First Nations people, and the health services which care for them.

The Australian Government is progressing on a commitment to train 500 new First Nations health workers to fill gaps across the health system, ahead of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap in Adelaide today.

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) is working hand-in-hand with the Australian Government to design the program to ensure it meets the needs of First Nations people, and the health services which care for them.

PAT TURNER, CO-CHAIR JOINT COUNCIL ON CLOSING THE GAP: We’re very pleased to have Linda Burney as our new Minister for Indigenous Affairs. And at her first meeting of the Joint Council as my Co-chair.

PAT TURNER, CO-CHAIR JOINT COUNCIL ON CLOSING THE GAP: We’re very pleased to have Linda Burney as our new Minister for Indigenous Affairs. And at her first meeting of the Joint Council as my Co-chair.

Thank you very much, Minister Bintang.

Thank you very much for your generous hospitality and hosting today.

Excellencies, Ministers, it’s my pleasure to represent Australia today in support of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency.

Before I turn to my remarks today, I wish to acknowledge that today is Ukraine’s Independence Day and also marks six long months since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine. Australia condemns in the strongest terms this illegal and inhuman invasion.

KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: Joining me live in the studio is Patrick Gorman. He's the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister. Thanks for your time. Why does the government need a further inquiry into the Morrison secret ministries?