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Anthony Albanese drew on his blue-collar roots to become Australia’s PM, but now comes the hard part
Albanese, the leader of the Labor Party, won over voters by appealing to those who wanted incremental changes to address climate change
In brief:
Name and role: Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia and leader of the Labor Party
Age: 59
Appearance: bespectacled – and fond of being snapped in a hard-hat and high-vis
Newsworthiness: recently toppled the incumbent Liberal-National coalition government to become Australia’s 31st prime minister
In depth:
Three years ago, the Grayndler electoral office in New South Wales got a call from Tiger Webb. The producer and researcher with ABC radio had a simple ...