Anthony Albanese, the opposition leader on the brink of leading Australia’s first Labor government in nearly a decade, has warned that his party still had a “mountain to climb” ahead of today’s election.
“We knew this election would be close,” Albanese said yesterday. “I have given absolutely everything. I have nothing left in my mind. “
Two final polls put Labor six points ahead of Scott Morrison’s liberal-led coalition, but with the race narrowed and neither side secured a direct victory.
Anthony Albanese has admitted to being exhausted by weeks of campaigning
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The opposition leader delivered his concluding argument to voters in Adelaide, reflecting on his personal journey – from the son of a single mother living in Sydney’s public housing, to the threshold of the prime minister’s residence.
“There’s one
