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A casually-dressed Anthony Albanese has ventured into the Perth sunshine to speak with his Western Australian team and fans after the state delivered him majority government, and contributed significantly to Labor winning the election.
The Prime Minister held a press conference at Kings Park on Sunday morning and re-announced his commitment to visit Western Australia 10 times a year.
Mr Albanese went for a smart-casual look for the special occasion, wearing a long-sleeve navy blue button-up, blazer and beige jeans.
He spent the day with West Australian Labor MPs who secured seats in the party’s stunning election win, as he was followed by fervent supporters.
A casually-dressed Anthony Albanese (centre) has ventured into the Perth sunshine to speak with his Western Australian team and fans after the state delivered him majority government
The PM held a press conference on Sunday morning and re-announced his commitment to visit Western Australia 10 times a year and spend time in the state
He spent the day with West Australian Labor MPs who secured seats in the party’s stunning election win, as he was followed by fervent supporters
The Prime Minister addressed the media at Kings Park in Perth, with the WA Labor team flanking him
On Saturday night, Mr Albanese had a private dinner with Premier Mark McGowan and WA Education Minister Sue Ellery where they spoke on issues affecting the state.
The Prime Minister elaborated on the discussion at the press conference on Sunday as he was flanked by his West Australian team.
‘It is great to be here in Western Australia, on the Western Australia Day long weekend,’ he said. ‘Last night I was able to catch up with Premier Mark McGowan. A good friend of mine for a long period of time, and we had a very enjoyable dinner.’
‘We discussed issues of concern to Western Australia in the lead up to the meeting that I’ll hold at the end of next week with the National Cabinet which will meet in Canberra.’
He expressed his promise to visit Western Australia 10 times a year – a commitment that he’d pledged earlier in the year.
‘This is my fifth visit to Western Australia this year, which isn’t bad given that I wasn’t able to come for half of this year.’
‘But I made a commitment as leader of the Labor Party that I would come to Western Australia 10 times a year and I repeat that commitment as Prime Minister,’ he continued.
‘That I will endeavour to be a regular visitor here, not just somebody who drops in when there’s an election campaign, but spends time here because I want to be the Prime Minister for the entire country.’
Mr Albanese expressed his promise to visit Western Australia 10 times a year – a commitment that he’d pledged earlier in the year
The Prime Minister mentioned each of the federal Labor MPs who won seats in WA
Mr Albanese turned his attention to voters who chose an Albanese government, explaining that Australians supporting him have elected for ‘change’
Mr Albanese then turned his attention to voters who chose an Albanese government, explaining that Australians supporting him have elected for ‘change’.
‘They argued the case for change and Australians voted for change at the election on May 21 and change is what they’re getting.’
‘There is a new government in town in Canberra – a new government governing for all Australians, whether they voted Labor this time or whether we’ll seek to get their vote next time around. ‘
‘I am determined to govern for all Australians and to make sure that we end the conflict, that we lower the temperature whereby everything the former government did – and I’ve seen some of it through the briefings I’ve had already as prime minister – everything was always about the politics.
‘I want it to be about the national interest, not short-term political interest.’
The Prime Minister also mentioned each of the federal Labor MPs standing behind him who won seats in WA before he took questions from the media.
Following the conference, Mr Albanese and the WA Labor team attended a celebratory barbecue at Sir James Mitchell Park in South Perth to commemorate the party’s victory and thank volunteers for their efforts.
Several WA Labor MPs spoke with Mr Albanese at the event as he mingled with the crowd.
Mr Albanese and the WA Labor team attended a celebratory barbecue at Sir James Mitchell Park in South Perth to thank volunteers for their efforts
The Prime Minister mingled with Labor supporters and volunteers after the conference
Western Australia delivered Anthony Albanese a majority government in a humiliating bloodbath for former PM Scott Morrison.
Massive double-digit swings across several key seats held by the Liberal Party pushed Labor over the 76-seat threshold to form government.
The seats of Hasluck, Swan, Tangley, and Pearce all flipped to Labor.
Across Western Australia there was a 10.2 per cent to Labor on a two party preferred basis, compared with 2.9 per cent across the country.
WA was always expected to swing towards Labor but the size of the projected victories are beyond even the most optimistic predictions.
Western Australia delivered Anthony Albanese (right) a majority government in a humiliating bloodbath for Scott Morrison – partly due to WA Premier Mark McGowan (left)
Mr Morrison’s popularity nosedived in the staunchly independent state during the pandemic as Labor Premier Mark McGowan’s skyrocketed
Mr Morrison’s popularity nosedived in the staunchly independent state during the pandemic as Labor Premier Mark McGowan’s skyrocketed.
The prime minister and Mr McGowan regularly bickered over WA’s hard border with the eastern states for most of the two-years of the pandemic.
For months at a time the border was closed to every other state and territory in Australia and Mr Morrison’s protests only hardened their resolve.
The PM even called WA locals ‘cave people’ for hiding behind the border wall in pursuit of a ‘zero-Covid’ policy.
Perhaps the most damaging factor for Mr Morrison was his support for billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer’s court challenge to the WA hard border.
Mr Morrison was relentlessly pilloried in WA media, by Mr McGowan, and among locals until he dropped his support.
Another big factor was Mr McGowan’s phenomenal personal popularity in his home state, at one time at the height of the hard border era holding a 90-plus per cent approval rating
The PM made a desperate U-turn in recent months, retrospectively supporting the hard border and praising his former enemy Mr McGowan.
But it came too late with Mr Albanese seizing on the opportunity to bury his rival by launching his campaign in Perth.
Another big factor was Mr McGowan’s phenomenal personal popularity in his home state, at one time at the height of the hard border era holding a 90-plus per cent approval rating.
Such positive sentiment translated over into federal success for Labor with the premier’s fans following his endorsement of Mr Albanese.
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