CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 23 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
MARK GIBSON, HOST:That is Dr Hawke. Yes, Dr Hawke with Walk Right In on 720 ABC Perth. And kind of appropriate, because walking right into the studio is the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who had a little spring in his step listening to that.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning Mark. Yeah, I haven't heard that for many a year, but they were a fun band, weren't they?
GIBSON:We're bringing them back. Hey, it's been a big week in Canberra. Parliament was recalled for an emergency sitting to pass new laws related to firearms and hate crimes. The Coalition self-combusted over a split in the ranks related to the hate crime legislation, an...