CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
SALLY SARA, HOST: The Prime Minister joins me now. Prime Minister, welcome back to Radio National Breakfast.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Sally. Good to be with you.
SARA: Are you going to sign this economic and security deal with Vanuatu today? Will it go through?
PRIME MINISTER: Well, I'll be meeting with Prime Minister Napat today and we have committed to working towards upgrading our relationship. There's still some work to do, but we're making good progress and I look forward to progressing that face to face, which is why I'm travelling to Vanuatu this morning.
SARA: Are you confident that it can be signed today or it s...