CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 24 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: It's fantastic to be back in Western Australia for my 45th visit as Prime Minister. And we're regularly here because WA is the engine room of the Australian economy, and importantly as well is playing such an absolutely critical role in AUKUS. I had a long conversation with President Trump just a week ago where I spoke about the work that's happening here in Western Australia and spoke about how AUKUS is, in both of our work, full steam ahead. So important. And today I'm here, accompanied by my Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, by the Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral Mark Hammond, but also by Premier Cook a...