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Better sharpen up, Scotty. Albo’s in a fighting mood

20 January 2020

5:47 PM

20 January 2020

5:47 PM

In recent days Anthony Albanese has announced major shifts in the policy and ideological stances of the Labor Party, ditching leftovers from his predecessor Bill Shorten. The Labor leader has come out strongly in favour of continued support of coal exports and abandoned his party’s brave target of reducing Australia’s total carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030. 

Despite these changes being clear moves to shift Labor toward what John Howard used to call “the sensible centre”, the Greens and left Labor supporters have repeatedly attacked Albanese, claiming these policies fail to fight climate change. 

The Greens have taken to social...

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