Anthony Albanese: the Australian PM who led Labor to crushing victory

Despite a first term marred by inflation and rising energy bills, Albanese found new confidence in campaign overshadowed by Trump and a flailing oppositionAustralia re-elects Anthony Albanese as prime minister in comfortable win for Labor partyJournalists on the campaign trail were feeling queasy as Anthony Albanese motored on a boat towards Green Island, a protected marine site about 30km off the coast of Cairns.It was a sunny day in mid-April and the waters above Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef were choppy as the Labor campaign picked up speed ahead of Australia’s federal election. If Albanese’s stomach was churning, he wasn’t letting on. Continue reading...

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