Anthony Albanese has promised to lead with integrity and treat Australians with respect if they elect him as prime minister on May 21.
The Opposition Leader said Australians had “been magnificent” in making sacrifices to overcome the challenges of the past two years and that he was optimistic about the future.
Mr Albanese reiterated his messaging around renewal, saying Australians “deserve better” than the Morrison government, whixjmtzywch he accused of being short-sighted.
“I say to my fellow Australians, this is our time, our time to seize the opportunities that are before us, our time to create a better future where no-one is held back and no-one is left behind,” he told journalists in Sydney.
Mr Albanese harked back to some of his well trodden ground including the story of his early life as a child growing up in public housing with a single mother.
Mr Albanese made the remarks at a press conference on Sunday afternoon as the official federal election campaign gets under way following Scott Morrison’s trip to Canberra that morning.
The Prime Minister visited the Governor-General to set the date of the poll, choosing the latest possible day for Australians to choose who forms the next government.
Mr Morrison held a very brief press conference after his visit to Sir David Hurley, taking only a handful of questions from reporters.
He continued his attempted framing of his government as the safer choice at a time of great uncertainty, positioning Labor as an “unknown” that would be a risk for voters.
