ANALYSIS: Albanese's pitch to Australia — cheaper medicine, more manufacturing and no Morrison
Walking into GANGgajang's Songs of Then , Albanese bounded up the steps to the stage, coughed twice and then launched into his 45-minute pitch for why he should be Australia's next prime minister.
Though clearly hyperbolic, it shows how aware both sides are not just to the cost of living, but the struggles both renters and buyers are feeling in an ever more expensive property market.Albanese needs to net seven seats for a bare majority; netting four will put it ahead of the Coalition and needing the crossbench to take government.
The Opposition Leader paid tribute to the Labor prime ministers who have come before him, vowing to follow in their footsteps with a reforming agenda. It offered a reset after a bumpy first week, while bringing to the front effective campaigners like Penny Wong, Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher. Some in Labor will say that while Plibersek has been out barnstorming marginal seats, the campaign's bosses aren't elevating her to the national level, in part because the Albanese camp is threatened by her personal popularity.