Albanese calls for unity in victory speech
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The news: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used his victory speech to call for unity and highlight optimism across the country, despite global uncertainty, following a thumping election victory.
The details: Albanese addressed Labor supporters at the Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL club in Sydney on Saturday night, calling for national unity before pledging not to take votes for granted and to dedicate his next term to “making a positive difference in your lives”.
Albanese said the result showed Australians had chosen “optimism and determination”. He said he had spoken to the outgoing opposition leader Peter Dutton and thanked him for his kind words, before cutting off supporters who were cheering the Coalition leader’s loss.
The prime minister went on to thank Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, as well as ministers Penny Wong, Don Farrell, Jim Chalmers, Katy Gallagher and Jason Clare, and the Labor Party’s national secretary, Paul Erickson.
What they said: “At election time candidates and parties are asked to make a choice. The nature of our democracy and the role of the media who serve it, it is based on differences,” Albanese said.
“But the people of Australia have made the clear choice. Let us reflect on what we have in common, because no matter who you voted for, no matter where you live, no matter how you worship or who you love, whether you belong to a culture that has known and cared for this great continent for 65,000 years or you have chosen our nation as your home and enriched our society with your contribution, we are all Australians.
“So let all of us work together to build our national unity on the enduring foundations of fairness, equality and respect for one another.
My fellow Australians, I know the world has thrown a lot at our country over the past three years. I know so many of you have worked hard in the face of significant challenges, and I know there is still much more to do to help people under pressure. That is why it means so much that in these uncertain times, the people of Australia have placed their trust in Labor once again. Including so many Australians who had voted Labor for the first time.”
