00:00The Prime Minister's North Australian sojourn took him to the Northern Territory today,
00:08alert for any danger.
00:10A goanna or a snake, let's hope it's a goanna.
00:13The destination, Lake Nash Station, home to 60,000 cattle.
00:18Nearly in the centre of Australia, it's a long way from anywhere.
00:21I think as Prime Minister I have a responsibility to not just represent all of Australia but
00:27see all of Australia as well and engage with all of Australia.
00:30He used the visit to talk up his role in China dropping its ban on Australian beef exports.
00:36As a direct result of that, exports have gone back stronger than even where they were beforehand.
00:43No matter how far away he is though, cost of living looms large.
00:48Today's inflation figures showing a February rate cut maybe on the horizon.
00:54The PM did have a six in front of it when we came to government and was rising and today
00:58it has a two in front of it and it's falling.
01:01We have a Prime Minister who is more interested in fighting Peter Dutton and fighting journalists
01:08than he is in fighting inflation.
01:10Speculation continues about when the election will be called.
01:13But the PM says he wants to return to Parliament, prioritising legislation to provide tax credits
01:20for critical minerals.
01:22We have under the ground every resource that will power the global economy in this century.
01:31Cobalt, lithium, copper.
01:33The Prime Minister's itinerary took in more than just the Northern Territory.
01:37It included $260 million in funding commitments for housing and community infrastructure.
01:43Over 4,800 homes this will support across the entirety of Queensland.
01:50While the polls are bad, the Prime Minister seems confident he can overcome them and contest
01:55a tough year ahead.
01:56After travelling from Queensland to here in Central Australia, he's on his way to the
02:01West for the next leg.
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