Anthony Albanese reveals campaign tactic in surprise admission
Anthony Albanese has raised eyebrows after lifting the lid on Labor’s quiet campaign tactic 10 days out from the election.
Anthony Albanese has made a surprising confession about his campaign strategy during a heated press conference.
The insight into his election playbook came after a reporter asked why Labor dropped plans to add superannuation to Paid Parental Leave.
“One of the things we are doing at this election is under promising, so that we overdeliver,” he responded.
He said the current level of debt caused Labor to scale back his promises but he hoped he could deliver down the line if he was seeking re-election in 2025.
“Are we in a position to promise things that might be difficult to deliver, no,” he added.
“We are being very clear and very upfront.
“One of the things I’ve done during this campaign is that I speak about polling day, which we now know is May 21 but I also speak about the next election in three years’ time.”
Mr Albanese’s seemingly off the cuff confession follows weeks of attacks from the Prime Minister that the Labor leader has no plan.
Speaking earlier in Newcastle, Scott Morrison again lashed the Labor leader for having “no solutions or policies” to combat the rising cost of living.
The Labor leader spent the morning meeting with parents in the formerly safe Liberal seat of North Sydney as he spruiked his child care policy.
Labor now believes its candidate – Catherine Renshaw – is in for a chance to come through the middle of the three cornered contest with Liberal’s Trent Zimmerman and independent Kylea Tink.
It comes after a YouGov poll indicated Mr Zimmerman remains in poll position but with a slashed margin of 3 per cent.
He was elected with a margin of 9.3 per cent.