Key events55m agoOpening speeches beginFilters BETAKey events (1)Labor Environment Action Network (22)Anthony Albanese (17)Australia (10)ALP (8)Queensland (4)5m ago21.18 EDT
The Greens have announced a press conference for about an hours time where they will respond to some of what Anthony Albanese just said in his speech, as well as make some general comment about the conference at large.
Just as an aside, the ALP conference is being held at the Brisbane convention centre, which is in the electorate of Griffith, which Labor lost to the Greens at the last election.
It is also the first ALP national conference to be held in Queensland for about 50 years with Gough Whitlam having led the last one held in the greatest nation on earth – Whitlam is often thought of as being from Labor’s left, but he was actually backed in by the NSW right faction. Just a bit of history there for you.
12m ago21.11 EDT
There is the standard standing ovation with the front bench leading the way .
The conference is now in the hands of the delegates, who will begin to go through the motions.
13m ago21.10 EDT
He finishes with:
My fellow Australians, this is the task my colleagues and I set for ourselves on our first day in government.
It is what has driven us every day since. Working to build an economy that rewards your efforts, working to nourish a society that supports your aspirations, working to be a government worthy of your qualities and the great Australian character, working to deliver the better future our people and our great nation deserve.
Your Labor government, working for you, working for Australia.
14m ago21.09 EDT
Anthony Albanese:
As we meet here today, there are millions of people working for Australia – educators and carers and health care workers looking after those that we love most in the world, miners and farmers, builders and engineers, driving our national prosperity, small business-owners and start-ups, backing themselves and creating jobs.
Our servicemen and women, our emergency personnel, the Australians who put themselves in danger in order to keep us safe.
And shift workers stacking shelves and moving trolleys, people making deliveries, cleaning offices, doing their very best to support their families and give their children a better life.
I say to all these Australians, people of every faith, every background, every tradition, the people working for our nation, it is our great privilege to work for you.
15m ago21.08 EDT
Anthony Albanese is building up to a big finish here – with a reminder of what the long term project is (long term government)
Put simply, we seek long-term government because it’s the difference of whether we shape the future or the future shapes us.
All of this depends, of course, on bringing people with us on the journey, earning and repaying people’s trust, delivering meaningful help for Australians, demonstrating our responsible approach on everything from the economy to foreign policy to national…
2023-08-16 20:10:28
Article from www.theguardian.com
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