THE ALBANESE AGENDA
ON LABOR
"Labor must always be in the ideas business."
"Labor sees government as the great enabler of opportunity and supports intervention when markets fail to produce outcomes which serve the national interest."
ON THE BIG PICTURE
"Australians are fundamentally a positive people, who want to see their nation moving forward to a better future."
"Governments can't stop change. They must manage it in the national interest. They must bring the community on the journey, rather than pander to fear of change."
ON POVERTY
"Australians see human dignity as a birthright, not an optional extra. People don't tolerate poverty, in the land of plenty."
ON BORDERS
"No mainstream politician believes in open borders, but a policy that uses its prolonged treatment of detained people as an ongoing deterrent to others has a deep flaw at its heart ... You can be tough on people smugglers without being weak on humanity. You can protect our borders without losing our national soul.'
ON THE ECONOMY
"A strong economy is the foundation of a successful Australia. Without economic growth, we can't spread opportunity or fairness."
ON REGIONS
"Regional Australia, including great regional cities like Wollongong, must not be treated as second best ... The next Labor government will invest in regional infrastructure and our regional cities to underpin economic growth and expand opportunity."
ON BIPARTISANSHIP
"The issues (that) would best be solved by bipartisanship. Climate change, education and infrastructure, Closing the Gap."
ON RECONCILIATION
"It's time ... for Aboriginal Australians to tell us what they need rather than for us to tell them what is in their interest."
(Source: Albanese's Whitlam Oration, June 22, 2018)
