CANBERRA, ACT, April 23 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

BILLI FITZSIMONS:Prime Minister, thank you for joining The Daily Aus.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Great to be here in your new studio.

FITZSIMONS:You are our first guest in our new studio.

PRIME MINISTER:Well, I should be opening something.

FITZSIMONS:Yeah, it's only right that the Prime Minister is our first guest.

PRIME MINISTER:Putting a plaque on the wall or something. Well, congratulations.

FITZSIMONS:Thank you.

PRIME MINISTER:It's good to see independent media growing.

FITZSIMONS:Thank you. Well, we don't have a lot of time, so we're going to keep the interview focused on the war and its impact on Australians. To start, how do ...