'We want to see the fight': Albanese readies himself for budget reply amid growing internal frustrations
"Working people experiencing economic dislocation caused by technological change will lose faith in Labor if they do not believe the party is responding to their needs, instead being preoccupied with issues not concerning them or that are actively against their interests," he warned.
There is a growing concern too that the party is in danger of re-prosecuting the 2019 election on the same terms - minus the big-taxing policies - and not adjust to the issues at hand. That it has taken Albanese 18 months to begin a policy debate should not surprise anyone. He promised from the first day he would "hasten slowly", take a deep breath and wait until the moment was right.
"I am the son of a single mum who was an invalid pensioner," he said. "I understand firsthand, from my own life experience, the difference that having a secure house makes to your life, no matter how difficult that life is."
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