“Let me say this unequivocally – the science is in, climate change is real, we must act,” Albanese said. Albanese said he was neither a “neither a climate sceptic, nor … a market sceptic”, saying he had consulted with business about the need for policy certainty. “It matters that working Australians around the nation identify us as their party because that is the basis of the Labor party and we need to be making sure that we rebuild that. After initially expressing an interest in the leadership, Plibersek withdrew from the contest to make way for Albanese, citing family obligations. “Let’s wait for a few days because I am pretty sure that when we step back from this, we will see a Labor party where women have got their rightful place around the shadow cabinet table.”

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2019 01:08 UTC