Good morning. Today state and territory leaders will gather for the first cabinet meeting since Anthony Albanese took office, where the new prime minister will face calls to reform the struggling healthcare system and address the energy crisis.
The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has hailed a new era of cooperation between the states and commonwealth, while revealing it was former prime minister and “mutual friend” Paul Keating who recommended he and the NSW premier, Dominic Perrottet, work closely together on a reform agenda, despite being from different political parties. In an interview with Guardian Australia before today’s national cabinet meeting, Andrews said he was hopeful the leaders could agree on a program of reform for health, energy and skills after a “wasted” decade under the former Coalition government.
