The Albanese Government has committed up to $19.995 million for Western Australia as part of a joint effort to contain and eradicate the current outbreak of Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borers (PSHB).

The State Government has also invested $4.7 million to the national response, which is being driven by more than 160 full time local employees.

PSHB (Euwallacea fornicatus) are tiny beetles that bore into living trees where they deposit a fungus which disrupts the flow of water and nutrients, leading to the plant’s death.

The Australian Government congratulates Ms Natasha Stott Despoja AO on her re-election to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

The committee is made up of 23 independent human right experts from around the world that monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

TOM CONNELL, HOST: Joining me now Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman, who's sadly not with Jason Falinski this week, he's in the US. We decided didn't we Patrick that getting him on at midnight or a bit later might be dangerous for Jason, meanwhile –

SARAH ABO, HOST: We'll Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock has issued a fresh warning to Aussie mortgage holders, revealing she isn't ruling out further interest rate hikes, if it means curbing inflation. Joining us to discuss today's headlines is Northern Territory Senator Malarndirri McCarthy and 3AW’s Jacqui Felgate. Good to see you both this morning. Malarndirri, I'll start with you, the warning comes off the back of these new GDP figures, which show economic growth really is not going anywhere. It's sunk to 0.1 per cent.

Hello to all in Naarm!

I begin by acknowledging the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.

Elders past and present.

And to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people gathered from across the continent.

To Gail and Kaleb Mabo -

My good friend, Dr Lynette Riley and Leila Smith – thank you for your leadership.

To Ngarra Murray, Rueben Berg, Andy Gargett from the First Peoples' Assembly

And Leonard Hill and Jodie Sizer from AIATSIS thank you for bringing together this amazing summit.

PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: I'm here today to help Peter Dutton. What we know is that for at least 10 weeks, if not longer, Mr Dutton has known exactly where he will locate his nuclear reactors. But he's been having some trouble telling the Australian people exactly where they'll be. So I'm going to help him out today. What we've got here is a map of Australia. I'm sure Mr Dutton would recognise it.

The Albanese Labor Government will build a revamped Ngurra – The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct (Ngurra) – at the Acton Peninsula in Canberra.

Ngurra, meaning ‘home’, ‘country’ or ‘place of belonging’, will be a place where Australians and international visitors have the opportunity to learn, experience and engage with over 65,000 years of culture, tradition, and story.

LAURA JAYES, HOST: There are growing calls from parents and even some state leaders for a social media crackdown. One idea that's been floated is a complete ban for children under the age of 16 from apps like Facebook and Instagram. It's all in a bid to tackle the mental health harms that could come from children having this online presence. A package from our very own Matt Cunningham, a story from our very own Matt Cunningham, which we played earlier this hour, shared the story of a mother in the Northern Territory whose daughter took her own life after being bullied.

ADAM SHIRLEY, HOST: Well, just last evening, Patrick Gorman, the Assistant Minister for the Public Service was addressing the assembled servants stating that it's time to get on board with AI. Quote, 'there is no other option' - with a big dollop of caution, you said though, Patrick Gorman, Assistant Minister for the Public Service. Good morning to you, and thanks for making time for us today.

Let me tell you why I wanted to speak to you today. 

It is because I know that the public sector needs to uplift our skill in Artificial Intelligence.

There is no other option.

Ministers like myself are seeing reports delivered to government by advocacy groups that have been developed by AI. In my electorate I know that the letters I receive from constituents that are now written, in part, by my newest constituents, ChatGPT and Google Gemini. 

We are seeing artificial intelligence change our communities.