Anthony Albanese seeks reset at first press club appearance as Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese has vowed to rebuild trust, hitting out at the former Prime Minister being “obsessed with secrecy”.

Anthony Albanese has vowed to rebuild trust with Australians declaring he doesn’t share the same “self-loathing” ideology of Scott Morrison.

In his first address to the National Press Club as Prime Minister, Mr Albanese came armed with a laundry list of his government’s achievements over its first 100 days.

Key achievements in climate targets, flood support, minimum wage increases and moving on paid domestic violence leave were celebrated as proof Labor had “hit the ground running”.

“Our government is only 100 days into this journey but we are resolved on the destination of a better future,” he said.

Anthony Albanese address the press club for the first time as Prime Minister. NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

The Prime Minister outlined his vision for renewal and reform, indicating this week’s upcoming job summit was just the start of the government’s focus on building a better Australia.

“Whether it‘s educational skills or healthcare or aged care, we can’t just stem the bleeding and hope for the best. We can’t return to business as usual when we know that business as usual was simply not good enough,” Mr Albanese said.

But he noted to do that he needed to rebuild trust after a decade of a government that had to be “shamed into doing the bare minimum at the last possible moment”.

“My colleagues and I don't share the strange self-loathing of our predecessors, raging against the role of government while in government,” Mr Albanese said.

“Australians have placed their trust in our new Labor government and I thank them for it. We are determined to repay that trust by demonstrating a commitment to transparency and integrity. Holding ourselves to a higher standard of behaviour than ‘it's not illegal.’”

More to come.

Originally published as Anthony Albanese seeks reset at first press club appearance as Prime Minister