Anthony Albanese’s pitch to win back Queensland voters and the working class starts next week as he vows to travel across the nation talking to Australians about why they turned against Labor at the election.
The Conservative Party knows exactly why they turned against Labor, because it was so hoplessly out of touch with the mood of the nation.
The Australian reports, the new opposition frontbench will have its first meeting next Tuesday in Brisbane and pledged to rectify Labor’s standing in Queensland, where the party lost two seats and secured a meagre 27 per cent of the primary vote.
“One of the issues that we have to deal with is we received the support of just one in three Australians on May 18, but one in four Australians in Queensland,” Mr Albanese said.
Mr Albanese yesterday unveiled Labor’s new leadership team: deputy leader Richard Marles, Senate leader Penny Wong and Senate deputy leader Kristina Keneally.
South Australian senator Don Farrell yesterday pulled out of the contest for Senate deputy at the urging of Mr Albanese, who wanted the leadership team to have a balance of men and women.
The caucus selected the opposition’s 30 frontbenchers yesterday. Mr Albanese is to hand out portfolios by Monday.
Bill Shorten was confirmed as a member of the frontbench after receiving the support of the Labor Right.
