Anthony Albanese

15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

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Anthony Norman Albanese is an Australian politician serving as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labor Party since 2019. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Grayndler since 1996. Albanese served as the 15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia in 2013 and a Cabinet Minister in the Rudd and Gillard Governments from 2007 to 2013.

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Anthony Albanese cautions against complacency in coronavirus response Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has delivered an address to the nation on the coronavirus, saying it is the toughest health crisis in decades. SBS - Published on March 15, 2020
No room for complacency on virus: Albanese Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has delivered an address to the nation on the coronavirus, saying it is the toughest health crisis in decades. SBS - Published on March 15, 2020
Coal exports likely in 2050: Albanese Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says he anticipates that Australia will still be exporting coal in 2050, even under a Labor policy for net zero emissions. SBS - Published on February 23, 2020

Labor locks in goal of net zero emissions by 2050, opposition to new coal Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese will outline his party's climate targets in Melbourne on Friday, which includes a goal of net zero emissions by 2050. SBS - Published on February 20, 2020
Labor reveals 2050 net zero emissions goal Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese will outline his party's climate targets in Melbourne on Friday, which includes a goal of net zero emissions by 2050. SBS - Published on February 20, 2020
Anthony Albanese ramps up demand for public release of sports grants report Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is calling on top bureaucrat Phil Gaetjens to publicly release his report into the so-called sports rorts scandal. SBS - Published on February 15, 2020

Anthony Albanese calls for report into sports grants to be made public Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is calling on top bureaucrat Phil Gaetjens to publicly release his report into the so-called sports rorts scandal. SBS - Published on February 15, 2020
Anthony Albanese moves to play down impact of Labor's secret coal group A pro-coal group of Labor members and senators reportedly surprised the party's leadership, who only discovered their existence through the media. SBS - Published on February 12, 2020
Backing new coal-fired power stations like 'supporting unicorns,' Anthony Albanese says Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese has likened the prospect of backing new coal-fired power stations in Australia to believing in unicorns. SBS - Published on February 10, 2020
Anthony Albanese says Australia Day should stay on 26 January Labor leader Anthony Albanese has called for the country to shun the "counterproductive" debate around possibly moving Australia Day from its current date. SBS - Published on January 23, 2020

‘This is just a rort’: Anthony Albanese says PM must sack Bridget McKenzie Former sports minister Bridget McKenzie is resisting mounting pressure to resign after handing a $36,000 grant to a shooting club in regional Victoria without disclosing her membership. SBS - Published on January 21, 2020
Anthony Albanese says Labor's 45 per cent emissions target was a 'mistake' Anthony Albanese has said Labor made a "mistake" by sticking with its 2015 policy of a 45 per cent emissions target by 2030 at last year's federal election. SBS - Published on January 19, 2020
Anthony Albanese urges Scott Morrison to bring on COAG to deal with the fire crisis Scott Morrison should bring forward a meeting of federal, state and territory governments to deal with the bushfire emergency, Labor says. SBS - Published on December 23, 2019	Anthony Albanese describes nuclear ambitions as a 'fantasy' Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has dismissed a report from coalition MPs urging support for new nuclear technologies as 'fantasy'. SBS - Published on December 13, 2019
Nuclear ambition a fantasy, Albanese says Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has dismissed a report from coalition MPs urging support for new nuclear technologies as 'fantasy'. SBS - Published on December 13, 2019	Anthony Albanese balances climate and coal on tour of Queensland mine regions Labor leader Anthony Albanese believes there won't be another coal-fired power station built in Australia as the nation moves to renewable energy. SBS - Published on December 12, 2019
Anthony Albanese backs Australian coal exports ahead of Queensland tour Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is trying to convince voters in regional Queensland that Labor supports coal mining and exports. SBS - Published on December 8, 2019	Fed Labor leader backs Aust coal exports Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is trying to convince voters in regional Queensland that Labor supports coal mining and exports. SBS - Published on December 8, 2019
Anthony Albanese takes aim at Facebook in effort to shore up quality political debate Labor leader Anthony Albanese will use a speech in Sydney on Saturday to call for a higher quality of political debate and integrity reforms. SBS - Published on December 6, 2019	Labor seeks 'grown-up' political debate Labor leader Anthony Albanese will use a speech in Sydney on Saturday to call for a higher quality of political debate and integrity reforms. SBS - Published on December 6, 2019
'We must do better': Labor backs royal commission into veteran deaths Anthony Albanese is backing calls for a royal commission into veterans taking their own lives. SBS - Published on December 2, 2019	Malcolm Turnbull questions PM's decision to call NSW top cop over Angus Taylor investigation Malcolm Turnbull and Anthony Albanese have raised concerns about Prime Minister Scott Morrison directly phoning the NSW police head over a fraud investigation involving his energy minister. SBS - Published on November 27, 2019
Anthony Albanese wants COAG to tackle bushfires, climate change-related disasters Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has called for a special COAG meeting to deal with ongoing bushfires and other disasters in a coordinated way. SBS - Published on November 24, 2019	Albanese calls for disaster COAG meeting Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has called for a special COAG meeting to deal with ongoing bushfires and other disasters in a coordinated way. SBS - Published on November 24, 2019
Anthony Albanese targets productivity push in bid to maintain living standards Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese wants Australia to embark on a 'productivity renewal project', warning standards of living will drop if it's not addressed. SBS - Published on November 21, 2019	Albanese warns of lower living standards Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese wants Australia to embark on a 'productivity renewal project', warning standards of living will drop if it's not addressed. SBS - Published on November 21, 2019
John Setka tells Anthony Albanese to 'grow some balls' after union walkout Union members have walked out on deputy federal Labor leader Richard Marles at the Victorian party's annual conference. SBS - Published on November 16, 2019	'We got it wrong': Anthony Albanese asks Australia to give Labor another chance Anthony Albanese has responded to Labor’s review into its shock election loss in a National Press Club address, vowing to emerge from defeat with optimism. SBS - Published on November 8, 2019
Day of reckoning: ALP election review to apportion blame Labor leader Anthony Albanese was back in Bleak City for dinner with Jay Weatherill and Craig Emerson. The Age - Published on November 6, 2019	Anthony Albanese wants climate change policy to drive a jobs and manufacturing boom Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says there's no reason Australia can't become a green energy superpower and keep traditional coal exports and mining jobs. SBS - Published on October 28, 2019
Anthony Albanese blasts Liberal MP Tim Wilson in Hong Kong Labor leader Anthony Albanese has sledged government backbencher Tim Wilson for joining Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, accusing him of focusing on himself. SBS - Published on October 7, 2019	Labor pressures the PM to release transcript of Donald Trump phone call Labor leader Anthony Albanese is upping the pressure on Scott Morrison to explain exactly what help he offered Donald Trump. SBS - Published on October 2, 2019
The key difference between nationalism in the US and Australia Both Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are avoiding policy as Australia becomes the land of comfortable inaction. The Age - Published on September 29, 2019	Bunnings' super error 'wage theft': Labor Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says Bunnings committed wage theft when it underpaid superannuation entitlements to part-time workers for almost 10 years. SBS - Published on September 27, 2019
CBD Melbourne: Not much Albo room between gigs Anthony Albanese's great mate, former prime minister Bob Hawke, once described the breakfast as “one of this nation’s great traditions”. The Age - Published on September 22, 2019	Albanese silent on 'corrosive' deportations after meeting with Ardern Anthony Albanese was tight-lipped about his meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. SBS - Published on September 13, 2019
Labor rejects racist 'smear' claims as Gladys Liu faces fresh donations scrutiny Labor leader Anthony Albanese has rejected assertions race is behind its questions over embattled MP Gladys Liu as she faces fresh scrutiny. SBS - Published on September 13, 2019	Support for Albanese slips away: poll Labor leader Anthony Albanese's popularity is waning, the latest Newspoll suggests, although overall support for both Labor and the coalition has increased. SBS - Published on September 8, 2019
Peter Dutton more interested in helping mates' au pairs than Tamil family, Anthony Albanese says Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has questioned why Peter Dutton intervened to save two au pairs from deportation, but won't allow a much-loved Tamil family to stay. SBS - Published on September 3, 2019	Labor welcomes ruling on Setka expulsion Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has welcomed John Setka losing a Victorian Supreme Court challenge against his expulsion from the Labor Party. SBS - Published on August 27, 2019
'Very dangerous': Labor criticises government's nuclear power inquiry Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has criticised the federal government's inquiry into nuclear power, saying the issue has been fully canvassed already. SBS - Published on August 4, 2019	Labor defends opposition of investigation into Crown Casino controversy Labor leader Anthony Albanese says he hasn't seen any evidence of corrupt politicians in federal parliament after more than two decades as an MP. SBS - Published on August 4, 2019
Indigenous voice unfinished business: ALP Labor leader Anthony Albanese believes an indigenous voice to parliament is unfinished business, arguing constitutional recognition would strengthen Australia. SBS - Published on August 4, 2019	Labor defends opposition to Crown inquiry Labor leader Anthony Albanese says he hasn't seen any evidence of corrupt politicians in federal parliament after more than two decades as an MP. SBS - Published on August 4, 2019
Debate rages ahead of activist Raheem Kassam's Australian visit Australia has ultimately authority to determine what is hate speech and who is entitled to come down under, according to Anthony Albanese. SBS - Published on August 1, 2019	Labor brushes off Donald Trump Jr's attack over far-right activist Labor leader Anthony Albanese says it is up to Australia to determine what is hate speech, not the Trump family. SBS - Published on August 1, 2019
PM starts the week with Newspoll surge Scott Morrison is leading Labor leader Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister in a Newspoll published in The Australian on Monday. SBS - Published on July 29, 2019	Judge puts brakes on Labor's plans to kick John Setka out of party Anthony Albanese could have to go all the way to the High Court in his fight to expel controversial building union leader John Setka from the Labor Party. The Age - Published on July 11, 2019