Politics latest: PM tells Labor caucus party can grow majority, outlines policy priorities

Anthony Albanese has addressed Labor’s caucus ahead of the first sitting of parliament since the election, telling MP’s there was ‘no reason’ the party couldn’t expand its huge majority, while delivering key policies including student debt relief, childcare reform and penalty rates protection.

Anthony Albanese holds the first Labor Caucus meeting of the 48th Parliament at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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