'It's important to talk straight': how Labor turned to Anthony Albanese in its hour of need'It's important to talk straight': how Labor turned to Anthony Albanese in its hour of needIn 2013, when Anthony Albanese first hoped he would become Labor leader and face off against the newly elected Tony Abbott after a ruinous two terms in government, being the frontman seemed an unexpected landing point for a person who had spent much of his political life in the backroom. He rebounded from that trauma to help steer Gillard’s parliamentary ship during the minority parliament that followed the election Labor almost lost. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Prime minister Kevin Rudd and deputy PM Anthony Albanese in June 2013. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The GuardianWhatever any internecine motivations, Labor has turned to Albanese in its hour of need. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Outgoing Record Store Day ambassador Anthony Albanese with country music singer-songwriter Amber Lawrence at Red Eye Records in Sydney in 2018.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2019 22:00 UTC