Albo sets out his priorities for 2023
ENDING the year with a determined pledge to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Anthony Albanese will also make skills reform, energy transition, bringing back manufacturing and ensuring all Australians benefit from economic growth priorities for 2023.
Acknowledging the “clock is always ticking” on a government’s time in office, the Prime Minister will reflect on his first seven months in office and outline his focus for next year in a wide-ranging speech at the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland on Wednesday.
In an address in honour of former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke – who was a longtime fan of the festival – Mr Albanese will vow to continue to work with the parliament’s cross bench rather than seek to exploit differing
views for votes.
“Bob Hawke left a great a legacy and that’s because he understood that for any legacy to have staying power requires a government that lasts the distance,” Mr Albanese will say. “No one’s time in government is infinite. The clock is always ticking. But I firmly believe that a good way to make the best possible use of that time is to carry Bob’s example in your heart.”
Mr Albanese will recommit to bringing back a domestic manufacturing “renaissance”, increasing renewable energy capacity and delivering on economic policies that are “inclusive” – meaning they benefit all Australians.
“Australia can be a renewable energy superpower,” he will say.
“Along with all that solar and wind power to generate clean, cheap, reliable electricity, we have – with our great abundance of lithium – everything we need to build the batteries we need right here.”