Labor leader Anthony Albanese says it was a 'mistake' to stick with the party's 2015 policy of a 45 per cent emissions target by 2030 at the 2019 election. auspol
Anthony Albanese believes his Labor party has got over the disappointment of losing the 2019 federal election, but eight months on the opposition leader is keeping future policy changes close to his chest.
Mr Albanese conceded that it was a"mistake" to stick with the party's 2015 policy of a 45 per cent emissions target by 2030 at the 2019 election.
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