Opinion: Why Albanese will bring public servants in from the cold | 1RossGittins
The election was so much about getting rid of Scott Morrison that few but the party faithful turned to Anthony Albanese with great hope and enthusiasm. He’s not the most charismatic bloke you could meet. Yet almost everything we’ve heard from him so far has been encouraging.
Kevin Rudd had to be strong-armed by his colleagues to give the job of ambassador to the US to his vanquished party predecessor, Kim Beazley, a job for which he was highly qualified. Albanese said he wanted to bring Australians together. “I want Australia to continue to be a country that, no matter where you live, who you worship, who you love or what your last name is, places no restrictions on your journey in life.”
Julia Gillard, like Albanese, is from the Left of the Labor Party. As PM, Gillard worked hard to show she was not a prisoner to left-wing policies.Paradoxically, they’re more likely than the Libs to stick to the conventions rather than overturn them, more likely to consult widely – the unions come back into the tent, but business stays in – and more likely to seek, and take, advice from officials.
Anthony Albanese has appointed former University of Melbourne vice chancellor Glyn Davis to lead the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.So, the moment the new government is criticised for some behaviour and replies that it’s only what the last lot did, you’ll know the game is lost.
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