CANBERRA, ACT, June 26 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: I'm happy to say we are joined now by the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who is of course in Canberra. Prime Minister, welcome back to our program.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G'day, James. Good to be with you.

GLENDAY: Now, industrial relations has been a big part of your government's agenda. You've spoken a fair bit about productivity as well, but I suspect productivity is going to plunge this afternoon. How should the nation's bosses be dealing with workers who are going to be insisting on watching the Socceroos?

PRIME MINISTER: Kindly and with thoughts of our national interest. I've got this beautiful - not sur...