Anthony Albanese

Politicians who lack the vision to lead the community on big issues like public transport often hide their inaction by blaming other…

— Anthony Albanese

If you invest in education and training of our young people, what you do is you increase the future economic capacity of…

— Anthony Albanese

You can guarantee that mining uranium will lead to nuclear waste. You can't guarantee that uranium mining will not lead to nuclear…

— Anthony Albanese

Australia has an economic interest in ensuring our cities have 21st century urban rail transport to reduce traffic congestion.

— Anthony Albanese

We are not a single-issue party that puts abstract policy ahead of the working lives of people. We are not bitter, frightened…

— Anthony Albanese

The very best Labor governments in our nation's history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise…

— Anthony Albanese

Our national challenge is to continue to drive sustained economic growth.

— Anthony Albanese

A critical component of progress is engaging with people you don't agree with - everything else is the status quo.

— Anthony Albanese

There is a separation - a very clear separation - between the judiciary, the legal system, and the political system in this…

— Anthony Albanese

What Australians expect of leaders is a bit of integrity.

— Anthony Albanese

The passage of time is likely to make high-speed rail more and more desirable, making it critical that politicians of today think…

— Anthony Albanese

No mainstream politician believes in open borders, but a policy that uses its prolonged treatment of detained people as an ongoing deterrent…

— Anthony Albanese

High-speed rail would revolutionise interstate travel and would also be an economic game-changer for dozens of regional communities along its path.

— Anthony Albanese

If we are to celebrate the giants in Australian public life, then Robert Garran must be among them. A lawyer and passionate…

— Anthony Albanese

It is in the national interest to have the Flying Kangaroo. It's in the interests of our tourism industry. It's in the…

— Anthony Albanese

True conservatives fear anything that is at odds with the status quo, even to the extent of being unable to recognise when…

— Anthony Albanese

The sporting fields where Australia's greats began their careers are built and rebuilt with Commonwealth help, as are the halls and community…

— Anthony Albanese

Australian seafarers make an important contribution to national security in a country with thousands of kilometres of uninhabited coastline.

— Anthony Albanese

I like fighting Tories... that's what I do.

— Anthony Albanese

None of the serious maritime incidents I had to deal with as transport minister off the pristine Queensland or Western Australian coastline…

— Anthony Albanese

What Labor has said very clearly is that there should be up to life sentences for people who traffic in guns.

— Anthony Albanese

Whether politicians are dealing with complex policy problems or trying to communicate with the electorate, it makes sense to establish a clear,…

— Anthony Albanese

The fact is Qatar, Etihad, Emirates, Singapore, Garuda, all of the three Chinese airlines, Air New Zealand - the fact is that…

— Anthony Albanese

Short-term thinking is the greatest enemy of good government.

— Anthony Albanese

Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it.

— Anthony Albanese