AUSTRALIA'S PLACE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC - 2026 ATLANTIC COUNCIL GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARDS - NEW YORK

CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

Thank you so much, my friend,Prime Minister James Marape.

To John, to guests, to the extraordinary fellow award winners who I share the stage with tonight, to Alex, to Stefano and to Cynthia.

I want to thank my brother - a very special man - the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.

For those who may not know, there are hundreds of languages in Papua New Guinea - more than any other place on earth.

It is such a diverse country, and James has brought that nation together and has shown incredible leadership.

I thank the Atlantic Council for thisgreat honour,I accept it with humility on behalf of Australia, because it is the honour of my life to ...