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Good to catch up with President Alex Stubb of Finland at his residence in Naantali. Much has changed since President Stubb and I were both foreign ministers in the early 2010’s. President Stubb is now bringing together leaders from across politics, business and civic institutions as Finland, the Nordics and Europe respond to their new trade and security reality. @alexstubb

Economic reform and especially tax reform is always difficult, but when it makes it easier for first home buyers and fairer for workers it’s worth it. @60Mins @9NewsAUS #60mins #auspol

‘I couldn’t fight off the shark’: The hero paddleboarder who rescued Coogee attack victim - The Sydney Morning Herald apple.news/ATNT5skvRR5yEUtie…

We're working hard to keep fuel flowing for Australians.

‘I will work until the day I die’: The crippling cost of family law fights - The Sydney Morning Herald apple.news/AnMRIb2K6Q4mz4A7h…

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of artist David Hockney. In 2018, David Hockney designed The Queen’s Window, a vibrant stained-glass window in the Abbey’s north transept. Hockney's only work in stained glass, the window was commissioned to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It was designed on an iPad and uses Hockney's distinct colour palette of yellow, red, blue, pink, orange and green. The rural scene, featuring hawthorn blossom, was chosen to reflect the Queen's deep love of the countryside. On summer evenings, the light from the window floods the transept, bathing it in a beautiful kaleidoscope of colour. The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE said: “David Hockney's restless eye and eager enthusiasm for pastures new has left us with an extraordinary legacy that is rich and various and yet also unmistakably his. The window he created for the north transept lets in light that arrives with attitude and even humour, painting the statue of Gladstone in shifting shades throughout the summer months. Hockney has left his mark here and we will long remember a great and very personal genius.”

"The small things, the simple things, the little joys that come from nowhere... they are the ones that save us." — Haruki Murakami

☑️ 5% deposits. ☑️ 100,000 homes just for first home buyers. ☑️ A fairer tax system. We’re making it easier for first home buyers to get a foot in the door.

An honour to speak with Ukraine’s First Lady @ZelenskaUA with @YvetteCooperMP and @AnitaAnandMP about the suffering inflicted on Ukrainian women and children by Russia. Australia, Canada and the UK are working with Ukraine to support women and bring every Ukrainian child home.

Labor is helping people buy their first home and cutting income taxes again and again because we know people are under pressure, while our opponents are desperately defending a broken status quo in our economy. Thanks to @FergusonNews for having me back on 7:30 @abcnews.

Australia, Canada and the UK have been working even more closely together to deliver for our people in these uncertain times. @YvetteCooperMP, @AnitaAnandMP and I met today in London as we bolster our partnerships, resilience and security while promoting peace and prosperity.

Labor is delivering 1.2 million homes for Australians and levelling the playing field for first homebuyers. The WA members of the Albanese Government hosted a massive housing forum with Ministers @ClareONeilMP and John Carey MLA. Working together across our state and our nation to build the homes our people need.

3,800 GP clinics are now seeing every patient for free. That’s the difference our boost to bulk billing is making across Australia. Today Jodie Belyea showed me around a clinic in her community that’s made the switch. Here in Frankston and across Australia, we’re making sure you can get free healthcare with just your Medicare card.

Read our joint statement here: foreignminister.gov.au/minis…

The UK and Australia are among each other's oldest relationships and we’re ambitiously transforming it to deliver for our people now and in the future. Thank you to Foreign Secretary Cooper and Defence Secretary Healey for productive AUKMIN discussions in London.

Blue wing Kookaburra at the local animal rescue place today. He'll be released soon.