CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
COMMANDER ASHLEIGH PAYNE, CSC, RAN, COMMANDING OFFICER HMAS STALWART:Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I'm Commander Ashleigh Payne, Commanding Officer of HMAS Stalwart, and it's our privilege to host you here today. I'd now like to introduce the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Thank you so much, Commander, and I regard it as an incredible honour in my time as Prime Minister to be able to engage directly with the men and women of the Australian Defence Force. Each and every one of them deserve our thanks each and every day. And the men and women who I've met here have been delightful...