Albanese with son Nathan (left) and partner Jodie Haydon (right). Photo: Instagram.
IN Saturday’s election the Australian Labor Party gained more seats, in yet another win for Anthony Albanese.
Mr Albanese will resume his role as Prime Minister immediately and said on Monday that he is evaluating his options for Cabinet.
On Saturday night after vote counting indicated a landslide win, the PM acknowledged his win and said that serving that the Australian public was the greatest honour in his life.
Mr Albanese said, “it is with a deep sense of humility, and a profound sense of responsibility that the first thing I do tonight is say thank you to the people of Australia, for the chance to continue to serve the best nation on earth.”
“And to serve these values, meet these challenges, seize these opportunities and build that better and stronger future, Australians have chosen a majority Labor Government.”
He said it was a “majority Labor Government promised and delivered.”
At Monday’s press conference he promised “to be a Prime Minister for all Australians.”
“Those who voted Labor, those who didn’t, and hope to earn the trust of the Australian people on an ongoing basis.
“We are deeply humbled by the result on Saturday, and we don’t take a second of it for granted.”
He said that his first priority was to issue a 20% reduction on student HECS debt.
Since the weekend’s win a number of NGOs and think tanks have announced their plans to work with the new government.
The Australia Institute, a left-leaning think-tank, stated its intention to lobby the government for taxes on gas exports, overhauling the tax system and the implementation of a whistleblower protection authority to buttress Australia from corruption.
RE-Alliance, an independent not-for-profit working with regional communities at the centre of the shift to renewables, is now calling for bipartisan support to put the needs of the regions first.
RE-Alliance National Director Andrew Bray said: “Using energy as a political football creates uncertainty and risk for regional communities trying to plan for our future, when the job is already complex enough.
“The federal election result was emphatic in removing any uncertainty of Australia’s national direction towards an energy system primarily powered by renewable sources” Mr Bray said.
“We now need to redouble our efforts to ensure the shift to renewables is actively contributing to the strength and resilience of our regions,” he said.
He added that regional communities, particularly those living in renewable energy regions across Australia, now have certainty following the weekend’s federal election result.
