Anthony Albanese: the Australian PM who led Labor to crushing victory
by Tom McIlroy in Sydney from World news | The Guardian on (#6X1P1)
Despite a first term marred by inflation and rising energy bills, Albanese found new confidence in campaign overshadowed by Trump and a flailing opposition
Journalists 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.
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