Today, we’re filing from the National Press Club in Canberra, where Anthony Albanese is surely feeling a bit of trepidation as he delivers what is probably the most important speech of his prime ministership.
Many of the journalists seated in front of Albanese right now have spent much of the past few days feeling blindsided by the government’s sudden change of heart on the upcoming stage 3 tax cuts. And this live broadcast speech is the first chance the Prime Minister has to properly address the nation about his plans for their pay packets after July.
It’s not surprising, then, that he'll take inspiration from a quote commonly attributed to famous 20th Century British economist, the 'father of macroeconomics' John Maynard Keynes: “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do sir?”
This willingness to pivot, to look at the facts above all else, is what Albanese is hoping to tap into right now.
