At Labor’s campaign launch, he didn’t try to dominate the room, but modelled a style of leadership less familiar after a succession of power players in Canberra
‘At the federal level, Labor is more used to losing than winning. People are worried Anthony Albanese could serve up a fatal error.'‘At the federal level, Labor is more used to losing than winning. People are worried Anthony Albanese could serve up a fatal error.'Last modified on Sun 1 May 2022 07.59 BSTon the main stage of a Labor launch was in the dying days of the Rudd government when he was the deputy prime minister.
Back then, in 2013, Albanese was staring defeat in the face and struggling to contain his emotions. On Sunday, in Perth, Albanese brimmed with emotion as well, but now he was the Labor leader, daring to hope. Albanese presented to voters on Sunday as a political leader who wasn’t born thinking he was owed the prime ministership. He’s not a powerful orator; he lacks the velvety intonation and the X factor. He didn’t seek to dominate the room; he sought connections in it, looking for faces, reactions, cues.
Vote for Morrison and you’ll be stuck with stretched government services the Coalition won’t commit to fixing. You’ll be stuck with the climate wars that never end, and you’ll be stuck with your flat wages and your rising prices and an economy that doesn’t work for you.
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