Anthony Albanese

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Anthony Albanese treads carefully around Scott Morrison's ... (ABC News)

It was never going to be otherwise. Scott Morrison earlier told parliament Labor had "put up the white flag on the budget". Not exactly. Labor sensibly avoided ...

To the extent possible Albanese wants to let the government stew in its own juice. It was just criticised for the faults in some of its response. The cost to government of any such increase would be in addition to the $2.5 billion. The leader so praised as a strong campaigner verges on a caricature, seen as not there when he should be, out of touch and arrogant. The government has refused to intervene to support a wage rise. Of all the marks against Morrison, the 2019-20 bushfires were perhaps the most damaging, because they reshaped his image. Albanese reiterated that a Labor government would urge the Fair Work Commission to give the workers in this sector a pay rise. Labor has seared into it from 2019 the danger of being too bold in policy. The Morrison government has fallen down on aged care, despite promises and extra funding. Labor sensibly avoided the battle in the first place. Scott Morrison earlier told parliament Labor had "put up the white flag on the budget". Not exactly. But Labor, censorious in its rhetoric, has found itself having to embrace the budget's central measures.

Albanese banks on 'safe change' to woo voters (The Sydney Morning Herald)

There is no way for the Labor leader to match the hysteria of Kevin Rudd's 2007 campaign, so he offers “renewal, not revolution” instead.

“My team and I are promising renewal, not revolution.” One of the great questions of this campaign is whether he can galvanise voters by playing it safe.Jacqueline Maley cuts through the noise of the federal election campaign with news, views and expert analysis. The key point is that he used the word “honoured” rather than “funded” and did not promise that taxpayer cash would pay the whole bill. Some of his policies are big but blurred.But this has left him open to the claim that he only has a targeted response to the Prime Minister’s brazenly populist offer of $8.6 billion in cuts to fuel excise, direct payments and income tax cuts.Some pundits say this means Albanese is merely a “small target” because he should launch a broader fight with Morrison to put a rocket under the campaign – which is to say that they invite him to copy former opposition leader Bill Shorten, adopt something like a $387 billion tax agenda and lose the election.Albanese will not play that game. The centrepiece of his climate policy, called Rewiring the Nation, will spend $20 billion to rebuild the electricity grid in ways that may warm the policy wonks but leave everyone else cold.Morrison will be on the march within days with budget ideas like a $7.1 billion regional fund that will target marginal seats in Queensland and the Northern Territory. He has a $2 billion “regional accelerator program” that could mean anything. “We’re not doing anything on the other measures that we’ve put forward during the last election campaign,” he said, without being able to say, explicitly, he would not change negative gearing, capital gains tax and franking credits.“He fudged it, couldn’t answer it,” said Morrison later. Anthony Albanese is playing it safe in the final days before Scott Morrison calls the election and the campaign for power begins in earnest.The Labor leader chose one simple idea for his budget reply – a $2.5 billion aged care policy – in the knowledge that other big policies will be needed during the campaign when more voters are paying attention.There is still something missing from the Albanese campaign.

Labor commits to fixing aged care 'crisis' as Anthony Albanese sets ... (ABC News)

If Labor wins the forthcoming federal election, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is pledging billions of dollars to fix the aged care industry, ...

This government wants to keep your wages low." Mr Albanese reiterated a pledge to back a union case at the Fair Work Commission seeking a pay rise for aged care workers, and fund whatever the commission decided. That's led to an improved budget bottom line. "After all the challenges and the sacrifices made during the pandemic, floods, and bushfires, Australians need and deserve a better Budget for a better future," Mr Albanese said. - a plan to drive investment and jobs in cheap, renewable energy "If we want to change aged care in this country for the better, then we need to start by changing the government," he said.

Budget reply speech: Anthony Albanese pledges $2.5bn extra for ... (The Guardian)

Federal Labor leader says if Australians want higher standards in aged care 'we need to support higher wages for our carers'

Last year, the Morrison government unveiled a $17.7bn package to reform the scandal-plagued aged care system. The Coalition has offered aged care workers pre-election bonus payments worth up to $800. “An inclusive Australia that celebrates our rich diversity and values our multiculturalism as an asset. An Australia that embraces the generous Uluru Statement from the Heart, including a constitutionally recognised Indigenous voice to parliament.” Unions are seeking pay rises of 25% for more than 200,000 aged care workers. “It goes against everything we are as Australians,” he said.

Albanese treads cautious path in navigating budget | Canberra ... (Canberra CityNews)

"It's a paradox. The Morrison government has produced a budget that's shamelessly designed to try to buy votes but Labor has found itself having to embrace ...

It was just criticised for the faults in some of its response. To the extent possible Albanese wants to let the government stew in its own juice. The cost to government of any such increase would be in addition to the $2.5 billion. The government has refused to intervene to support a wage rise. Of all the marks against Morrison, the 2019-20 bushfires were perhaps the most damaging, because they reshaped his image. Albanese reiterated that a Labor government would urge the Fair Work Commission to give the workers in this sector a pay rise. He seems particularly unwelcome in the “leafy” seats where Liberals are fighting teal candidates. Labor always complained it wasn’t rewarded for avoiding a recession during the global financial crisis. Labor has seared into it from 2019 the danger of being too bold in policy. The Morrison government has fallen down on aged care, despite promises and extra funding. Labor sensibly avoided the battle in the first place. But Labor, censorious in its rhetoric, has found itself having to embrace the budget’s central measures.

Anthony Albanese promises $2.5 billion fix to Australia's aged care ... (Hunter Valley News)

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has vowed, if elected in May, to fix Australia's aged care crisis.

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'Will you increase taxes in government to pay back debt?': Albanese ... (9Homes)

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has been questioned by Today hosts Karl Stefanovic and Ally Langdon about his party's spending plans the morning after ...

Will you be increasing taxes?" "Let's be very clear here: This is a government that have more waste, more rorts. "Will you increase taxes in government to pay back debt?"

Anthony Albanese offers $2.5 billion plan to 'fix crisis in aged care' (The Conversation AU)

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has made comprehensive reform of aged care the centrepiece of his budget reply delivered on Thursday night.

In the wake of Tuesday’s budget, aged care peak bodies have criticised the government’s lack of action to get improved wages for workers. And you need a Labor government to do it.” His “plan to fix the crisis in aged care” is costed at $2.5 billion over four years. But once again, he did not indicate any amounts Labor believes is appropriate. This was a government that left Australians behind. “If we want to change aged care in this country for the better, then we need to start by changing the government.”

Anthony Albanese REFUSED say if he'll raise taxes on working ... (Daily Mail)

On Friday morning, Karl Stefanovic and couldn't get a straight answer from the Labor leader about whether working Australians would pay more under his ...

He described the Opposition as a 'tired old opposition with no economic plan' and called on the Opposition Leader to detail an alternative budget. 'I'm very used to the leader of the opposition thinking sledging the government is an alternative for an economic plan,' Mr Morrison told parliament. 'After all the challenges and the sacrifices made during the pandemic, floods, and bushfires, Australians need and deserve a better Budget for a better future,' Mr Albanese said. Mr Albanese described the Coalition's Budget as long on politics, short on plans and spoke for a wasted decade as he made a bold prediction. Mr Albanese used his budget reply on Thursday night to outline his 'real plan for a better future' and accused current Prime Minister Scott Morrison of having no vision. 'We've made it very clear we have all of our policies out there for all to see, for all to see, and we have a plan for growth,' he started, but Mr Stefanovic interrupted. The 2022 election will be Mr Albanese's first as the leader of the opposition. Scott Morrison (pictured) told Mr Albanese on Friday 'you just don't have the skills and experience to be able to deal with these difficult issues' 'If you can't answer on the first day we got out of Parliament that you won't increase taxes, people are starting to get a good look at you and that's what the election campaign is all about,' Mr Morrison said. With the election set to be called within days, Mr Albanese had promised during his Budget Reply speech last night to reduce the cost of living and pay back the 'trillions of dollars of debt' amassed by the Liberal government. During a spectacular showdown with Karl Stefanovic on the Today Show on Friday, the Labor opposition leader refused to give a straight answer to whether he will be increasing taxes. Instead of providing a clear response, the Labor leader talked about new jobs, a crackdown on multinational tax evasion, and accused the current government of being dishonest about waste management and its use of taxpayer funds.

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