GREG JENNETT, HOST: Alice Springs central business district has been under youth curfew for almost a week now and on paper that curfew is meant to expire next week. That decision will fall to Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler. But the Federal Government is keeping a close watch on what plays out in Alice from here. Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy is soon to inspect what's going on in Central Australia for herself. She joined us from Darwin earlier.

LISA MILLAR, HOST: Let’s get more on one of the other top stories we’re following this morning. The Federal Government is a step closer to setting up a national, voluntary form of digital identification that could mean private companies need less of our sensitive information. But a Digital ID isn’t without privacy concerns from some quarters. The minister overseeing the plan is Senator Katy Gallagher, she joins us from Canberra now. Minister, good morning, welcome to Breakfast.

JOURNALIST: So, the Parliament is looking to bring in some new standards, potentially looking at docking politicians’ pay for misbehaviour. Why is something like that needed?

TOM CONNELL, HOST: Big final week in parliament before the budget, complete with plenty of controversy. Joining me now to break it down, the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman, and NSW Liberal Party President Jason Falinski - at least until he officially leaves that role, he will tell us I'm sure, we'll get the scoop right? But Patrick, let's start with you. Politics was going to be different under the Labor government.

One of Australia’s first coal fired power stations started in Yallourn in Victoria in the 1920s. It was powered by the vast brown coal deposits of the Latrobe Valley. Over the coming decade, Australia’s first offshore wind turbines will also start to run in the waters off the Latrobe Valley. Harnessing the power of the Bass Strait Winds. Generations of Australians have powered this nation safely, reliably and with dignity.

PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: Today, we are hoping that the Parliament will pass laws to further strengthen our migration system in the national interest. The laws that are currently in front of the Senate will make sure that we have the strong migration system that Australians expect. That indeed, that the Albanese Government is seeking to continue to build after a decade of neglect, as we've seen in recent reports.

The Albanese Labor Government is proud to support the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice at the Australian National University with a funding contribution of $3 million over four years.

The Institute is the first of its kind in the world and will bring together First Nations researchers to develop and design initiatives to improve life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls.

The Albanese Labor Government is proud to support the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice at the Australian National University with a funding contribution of $3 million over four years.

The Institute is the first of its kind in the world and will bring together First Nations researchers to develop and design initiatives to improve life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls.

What better way to engage with our Constitution and our democracy than here in our nation's capital? And, in particular, down the hill at the Museum of Australian Democracy.

It is astonishing to think that Old Parliament House was only ever meant to be temporary.It has formed the political backdrop of Australia's biggest moments and most consequential debates. World War Two, post-war reconstruction, Vietnam. Debates on conscription, Australian heritage and reconciliation. Ending the White Australia Policy, grappling with the Cold War, the creation of Medicare.

PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: Just a few comments to wrap the week in Parliament. Up first, of course, we welcomed here to Parliament for the first time the new Member for Dunkley, Jodie Belyea. And it's fantastic to have her already part of the team, Making a difference, and being part of our caucus. Welcome, Jodie. And I know that she's gonna make such a fantastic contribution, not just for the people Dunkley, but for the Australian community at large.