119-418: [REDACTED] The Albanese government is the federal executive government of Australia , led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party . The Albanese government commenced on 23 May 2022, when Albanese and an interim ministry of four other Labor MPs were sworn into their relevant ministerial portfolios by the Governor-General of Australia. The government is composed of members of
238-540: A Contiki tour , and Eastern Europe and Scandinavia as a backpacker . Upon returning to Australia, he began dating Carmel Tebbutt , with whom he would holiday in Europe and South-East Asia, plus a backpacking trip to India in 1991. Sometime during his 20s, Albanese also took part in a tour of the United States by the U.S. State Department , with a thematic focus on the interaction of advocacy groups with
357-724: A Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meeting with fellow world leaders: US president Joe Biden , Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida . At the meeting, Albanese committed his new government to the goals of the Quad and confirmed that his government would seek to take stronger action in reducing carbon emissions. On 5 June, Albanese and Penny Wong visited Indonesian president Joko Widodo in Jakarta to develop Australia–Indonesia relations . Albanese said he would not "publicly intervene" to prevent WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from being extradited to
476-631: A 36-hour visit to Sydney, where he also met several Australian business and political leaders. On 6 September 2023, Albanese attended the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta to promote trade relations with the region. On 8 September, Albanese met with Philippines President Bongbong Marcos in Manila , marking the first state visit to the Philippines by an Australian Prime Minister in two decades. The two governments agreed to conduct joint naval patrols in
595-646: A High-Level Dialogue in Beijing, the first in three years, with former trade minister Craig Emerson leading the Australian delegation, while China was represented by former foreign minister Li Zhaoxing . Later that month Albanese met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit held in Jakarta. On 11 October, Australian journalist Cheng Lei , a former CGTN news anchor who
714-682: A New Zealand citizen from 1 July will automatically be eligible for Australian citizenship. The announcement was welcomed by New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Oz Kiwi chairperson Joanne Cox for improving New Zealanders ' access to Australian citizenship, health and social security services. On 26 July 2023, Albanese met with Hipkins as part of the annual Australia-New Zealand leaders' meeting. In May 2024, following criticism from opposition politicians that Ministerial Directive 99 had allowed several non-citizens convicted of serious crimes to remain in Australia, Albanese and Giles confirmed that
833-416: A bid for Australia and its Pacific island neighbours to host the 2024 United Nations Climate Change conference . In late-2022, his government announced reforms to the "safeguard mechanism", an emissions trading scheme that requires Australia's largest carbon emitters to keep their emissions under a "baseline limit", either by reducing them, or by purchasing carbon credits . The mechanism was introduced by
952-837: A bilateral deal to sell Australian-made armoured vehicles to Germany. In July 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Marles announced a further $ 250 million in military assistance, the largest single military package from Australia to Ukraine since the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Albanese visited India between 8 and 11 March, where he met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit in New Delhi . The state visit focused on bilateral trade and investment, renewable energy, technology, defence and security cooperation, and educational and cultural ties. Australia and India had previously signed
1071-512: A cause to which he was particularly dedicated. In 1998 he unsuccessfully moved a private member's bill that would have given same-sex couples the same rights to superannuation as de facto heterosexual couples. Over the next nine years, he tried three more times without success, until the election of the Rudd government in 2007 saw the legislation passed. Albanese subsequently turned his attention to campaigning for same-sex marriage. In 1998, Albanese
1190-618: A cleaner but suffered from chronic rheumatoid arthritis , with the family surviving on her disability pension and his grandmother's age pension. Albanese attended St Joseph's Primary School in Camperdown and then St Mary's Cathedral College . After finishing school, he worked for the Commonwealth Bank for two years before studying economics at the University of Sydney . There, he became involved in student politics and
1309-478: A confrontation between a Chinese Air Force jet and Australian military helicopter near North Korea in May 2024. On 1 July 2022, Albanese travelled to Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy , making him the first Australian Prime Minister to make a diplomatic visit to Ukraine. Albanese pledged a further $ 100 million in aid to assist with the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War . In addition, Albanese and
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#17327942429291428-647: A joint statement expressing concerns over the planned Israeli ground offensive. In early April 2024, Wong said that the federal government was considering recognising Palestinian statehood as a means of facilitating a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine during a speech at the Australian National University . Her comments attracted criticism from Palestinian leader Fahad Ali, Liberal leader Peter Dutton , Liberal foreign affairs spokesperson Simon Birmingham and Executive Council of Australian Jewry President Daniel Aghon. In May 2024,
1547-659: A meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. It was the highest-level contact between Australia and China in almost three years following a deterioration in Australia-China relations under the previous Morrison government. The two ministers discussed an incident involving the Chinese interception of a Royal Australian Air Force Boeing P-8 Poseidon over
1666-565: A number of times in Italy, and he took his family there as well. His father died in 2014. He subsequently discovered that he had two half-siblings. During the Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis of 2017, it was noted that, although birth to an Italian father would ordinarily confer citizenship by descent , Albanese had no father recorded on his birth certificate and thus meets the parliamentary eligibility requirements of section 44 of
1785-694: A particularly sizable swing from the Coalition to Labor in Western Australia; and notably strong support for the Australian Greens in some inner-city Brisbane seats. After the bulk of the votes had been counted and a Labor victory appeared inevitable, Morrison conceded the election, and then announced his intention to resign as the Liberal Party leader. The Coalition's loss was attributed to Morrison's unpopularity with voters and
1904-595: A review of the NDIS , as well as measures to help older Australians. The election was held on 21 May 2022. As of 10:00PM AEST on election night, the Labor Party (led by Anthony Albanese ) was projected to form a government by ABC News, although it was not clear whether they would have a majority or a minority. Notable outcomes included the popularity of community independents in several inner-city seats, costing Treasurer and Deputy Liberal Leader Josh Frydenberg his seat;
2023-674: A visit to South-East Asia, which included: a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok , Thailand; an Anzac Day dawn service at the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery with John Carrick ; and a tour of Cambodia alongside Bill Hayden 's daughter Ingrid. He then travelled extensively in 1988, visiting Zimbabwe , Zambia , Botswana , Western Europe on
2142-484: Is a prominent Muslim leader and advocate for interfaith dialogue. Penny Wong was sworn in as Minister for Foreign Affairs on 23 May 2022 as part of the interim Albanese ministry. The new Prime Minister and Minister flew to Tokyo almost immediately after being sworn in to attend a Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meeting with fellow world leaders United States President Joe Biden , Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida . At
2261-553: Is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been the leader of the Labor Party (ALP) since 2019 and the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Grayndler since 1996. Albanese previously served as the 15th deputy prime minister under the second Rudd government in 2013. He held various ministerial positions from 2007 to 2013 in
2380-538: Is designed to build 30,000 new social and affordable homes over the following five years in an effort to increase housing supply. In one of his first acts as prime minister on 27 May 2022, Albanese confirmed that his government would make a submission to the Fair Work Commission in support of an increase to the national minimum wage. On 2 June 2023, the Albanese government contributed to a decision by
2499-463: Is led by the country's 31st Prime Minister , Anthony Albanese . The Albanese ministry succeeded the second Morrison ministry , which resigned on 23 May 2022 following the federal election that took place on 21 May which saw Labor defeat Scott Morrison 's Liberal – National Coalition . Although counting was still underway on election night, most media outlets projected that due to severe losses by Morrison's Liberal / National Coalition , Labor
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#17327942429292618-551: Is the custom in Australia's Westminster system of government. The Parliament was then prorogued and the House of Representatives dissolved the next morning. The Labor election campaign focused on aged care in Australia , the introduction of a National Anti-Corruption Commission , childcare subsidies, climate change, a similar Defence budget to the Coalition but with a Defence Posture Review into resources and strategy, education, electric vehicles, farming, health, housing, infrastructure,
2737-406: Is the first Italian-Australian prime minister in the country's history. Albanese secured confidence and supply from several crossbenchers in the event that he was unable to form majority government . However, on 30 May, it was projected that Labor had won at least 76 seats, enough to win a majority for the first time at the federal level since the 2007 election . Albanese's full ministry
2856-457: The 2022 NATO Madrid summit to discuss security threats facing the Pacific region. On 30 June, Albanese met with French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris to "reset" Australia–France relations , which had been damaged following the cancellation of a submarine deal by the preceding government. The next day, Albanese travelled to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy , making him
2975-562: The African National Congress ". Albanese's mother died in 2002. After completing his economics degree in 1984, Albanese took on a role as a research officer to the then Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services , Tom Uren , who became a mentor to him. In 1989, the position of Assistant General Secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Labor Party became vacant when John Faulkner
3094-586: The Australian Capital Territory . At Albanese's first press conference as Prime Minister, the podium flags in the blue room at Parliament were changed to include Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander flags in addition to the Australian flag . Upon the opening of the new Parliament , both flags began to be displayed in the House of Representatives and Senate chambers. On 25 May 2022, in one of its first acts upon coming to government,
3213-547: The Australian Labor Party . The party initially governed with 77 seats on the floor of the House of Representatives , enough for a two-seat majority. Albanese succeeded the Scott Morrison -led Liberal / National Coalition government (2018–2022), which became unable to continue in government following their defeat in the 2022 federal election . This is the first Labor government to be in office at
3332-674: The Constitution to include an Indigenous Voice to Parliament , updating Australia's climate targets in an effort to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, and supporting an increase to the national minimum wage . His government legislated a national anti-corruption commission , made major changes to Australian labour law and established the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme . In foreign policy, Albanese pledged further logistical support to Ukraine to assist with
3451-422: The House of Representatives , he spoke about the building of a third runway at Sydney Airport , aircraft noise and the need to build a second airport to service Sydney, as well as his support for funding public infrastructure in general, multiculturalism , native title , the social wage and childcare. He concluded by saying, "For myself, I will be satisfied if I can be remembered as someone who will stand up for
3570-685: The Russo-Ukrainian war , attempted to strengthen relations in the Pacific region, and held several high-level discussions with Chinese president Xi Jinping , overseeing an easing of tensions and trade restrictions put on Australia by China. He also oversaw the official commencement of the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Albanese was born on 2 March 1963 at St Margaret's Hospital in
3689-550: The South China Sea and political developments in the Pacific Islands. Earlier, Marles reiterated his government's commitment to pursuing a "productive relationship" with China while advancing its own national interests and regional security within a rules-based system. In response to Chinese concerns that AUKUS was a "mini- NATO ", Marles stated that AUKUS was not an alliance similar to NATO but rather focused on
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3808-457: The South China Sea . During 4–6 March 2024, Australia hosted a 'special summit' between Australia and the member nations of ASEAN to mark 50 years of diplomatic dialogue relations. Several diplomatic and economic initiatives were reached at the summit, including a $ 2 billion 'Southeast Asia Investment Financing Facility', a $ 140 million infrastructure development partnership, and expanded business visa programs. On 12 January 2023, Albanese became
3927-680: The Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst . He is the son of Carlo Albanese and Maryanne Ellery. His mother was an Australian of Irish descent, while his Italian father was from Barletta in Apulia . His parents met in March 1962 on a voyage from Sydney to Southampton , England , on the Sitmar Line 's TSS Fairsky , where his father worked as a steward, but did not continue their relationship afterwards, going their separate ways. Growing up, Albanese
4046-528: The Turnbull government in 2016, but failed to reduce emissions as the rules were often left unenforced. In March 2023, the Albanese government received the necessary support to pass the legislation from the Greens , who negotiated a "hard cap" on emissions that cannot be offset by carbon credits. The bill was passed on 30 March 2023, marking the most significant piece of climate change legislation passed through
4165-481: The subsequent leadership tensions between Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from 2010 to 2013, Albanese was publicly critical of the conduct of both, calling for party unity. After supporting Rudd in the final leadership ballot between the two in June 2013, Albanese was elected the deputy leader of the Labor Party and sworn in as deputy prime minister the following day, a position he held for less than three months, as Labor
4284-618: The "sharing and development of capabilities" between Australia, the United Kingdom, and United States. In November 2022 Albanese held a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping , bringing an end to the longest diplomatic freeze in 50 years between Australia and China. In December 2022 Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong visited China, the first Australian minister to visit the country since 2019, where she met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi . In early 2023 China ended its unofficial ban on imports of Australian coal, with all restrictions reportedly being lifted by 14 March. On 11 April
4403-515: The Albanese government allowed the Murugappan family to stay in Australia after the previous Morrison government had attempted to deport them. In February 2023, the Albanese government abolished temporary protection visas , allowing up to 19,000 asylum seekers to stay in Australia permanently. On 8 November 2023, the High Court of Australia ruled that indefinite detention of immigrants
4522-562: The Albanese government announced an overhaul of Australia's immigration system, with plans to cut the immigration intake in half to 250,000 by June 2025. In August 2023, Albanese reached an agreement with National Cabinet to build 1.2 million houses over five years. On 13 September 2023, the government passed the Housing Australia Future Fund, a $ 10 billion investment fund controlled by the Future Fund that
4641-603: The Albanese government defended Israel's right to defend itself and retaliate against Hamas' attack. Wong also called for the release of hostages taken by Hamas. Despite its support for Israel, the Albanese government declined to supply weapons to Israel since the start of the conflict. In mid February 2024, Wong expressed concerns about Israel's planned Rafah offensive , describing it as "unjustifiable." Albanese along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon subsequently issued
4760-483: The Albanese government reversed the previous Morrison government 's decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel 's capital. Foreign Minister Penny Wong reaffirmed that Jerusalem's status should be decided through peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. In addition, Albanese has condemned the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement despite support for a boycott of Israel from elements within
4879-521: The Albanese government voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution that determined that Palestine met the requirements for United Nations membership. Wong subsequently confirmed that the vote did not mean that Australia would recognise Palestinian statehood but was rather about extending "modest additional rights to participate in United Nations forums." She reiterated that Australia would only recognise Palestine "when we think
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4998-840: The Albanese government, flashpoints have included Australia's continuation of the AUKUS submarine deal, a sonar attack on Royal Australian Navy divers from HMAS Toowoomba by the Chinese destroyer Ningbo near Japan in November 2023, Australia's agreement to brief New Zealand about AUKUS Pillar 2 developments in February 2024, the targeting of 20 Australian lawmakers involved in the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) by Chinese spies ( APT31 ) in April 2024, and
5117-608: The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement, which came into force on 29 December 2022. During the visit, Albanese and Modi attended the fourth Australia-India cricket test at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad , where the two leaders also rode a chariot in a lap of honour. Modi reciprocated with a two-day state visit to Sydney on 22 May 2023 where he met Australian political and business leaders including Albanese. In October 2022,
5236-549: The Australian delegation visited Kyiv and Bucha on 4 July 2022, which had seen fighting with Russian forces. In early December 2022, Albanese hosted Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Sydney; which marked the first state visit by a Finnish head of government to Australia. During the visit, the two leaders discussed several issues including the Australia- European Union trade agreement, human rights,
5355-544: The Australian parliament since the Clean Energy Act 2011 . In December 2023, the government legislated a "nature repair market" to create a biodiversity market to encourage private companies to invest in projects that protect biodiversity , and has committed to establishing a federal environmental protection agency. In his victory speech, Albanese expressed his support for the Uluru Statement from
5474-826: The Cabinet, he was able to argue for a doubling of the roads budget and a tenfold increase in rail investment. The establishment of Infrastructure Australia was regarded by many as a success; projects delivered through the Infrastructure Australia process included Melbourne's Regional Rail Link , the Hunter Expressway , the Ipswich Motorway , the Gold Coast light rail system G:link , the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line ,
5593-544: The Fair Work Commission with another letter encouraging a rise in the minimum wage in line with inflation. The government announced that a submission had been formally made to the commission on 3 June 2022 and that a "deliberate" policy of lower wages was not the policy of the new government. The Fair Work Commission subsequently announced on 15 June 2022 that the minimum wage would be raised by 5.2%. The government passed new workplace harassment laws through
5712-635: The Heart , and stated that his government would implement it in full within its first term. He pledged to hold a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament to assist the government with Indigenous issues, and recognise Indigenous Australians in Australia's constitution . The referendum was held on 14 October 2023 and the change to the Constitution was rejected by the majority of Australian voters and passed in no state or territory, bar
5831-734: The Labor Party including New South Wales Legislative Council member Walt Secord and the NSW Young Labor Left. In August 2023, Wong confirmed that Australia would revert to its pre-2014 policy of designating the West Bank , East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip as " Occupied Palestinian Territories " and the Israeli settlements there as "illegal". Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War on 7 October 2023,
5950-482: The Labor Party into the 2022 federal election . On the first day of campaigning, Albanese was unable to name either the official cash rate or unemployment rate, which drew criticism. On 20 April, Albanese faced prime minister Scott Morrison in a debate hosted by Sky News , with Albanese being deemed the winner through an audience vote. However, the next day, Albanese tested positive for COVID-19 , forcing him to isolate at home in Sydney. He returned to campaigning
6069-568: The Liberal Party and business lobbies, the first part of the bill was passed by the Senate on 7 December 2023. The second tranche of legislation, which introduced minimum standards for gig workers and allowed workers the right to disconnect , was passed on 8 February 2024. In November 2022, Albanese's government fulfilled its election commitment to legislate the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), with
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#17327942429296188-459: The Opposition and conservative media outlets, and was viewed as a breach of a pre-election promise, as Albanese had repeatedly stated he would not alter the tax cuts if elected. Despite this, the changes proved popular with the public, and the overhauled tax cuts were passed by the Senate on 27 February 2024. Albanese took his first international trip on 23 May 2022 immediately after being sworn in as prime minister when he flew to Tokyo to attend
6307-478: The Pacific Islands, climate change, and working with Pacific neighbours. On 7 February 2023, Albanese hosted his New Zealand counterpart Chris Hipkins , who had succeeded Ardern in late January 2023. Besides reaffirming Australian-New Zealand bilateral relations , they also discussed the controversial Section 501 deportation policy. Albanese reiterated that his government would revise the deportation policy to take into account individuals' connections to Australia and
6426-531: The Parliament on 28 November 2022. The new laws are in line with Albanese's promise to implement the recommendations of the Respect@Work Report by creating a positive duty requiring employers to implement measures to prevent sexual harassment. On 2 December 2022, the government's Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill passed the Parliament. Under the new laws, unions can now negotiate multi-employer pay deals in an effort to secure wage increases across particular sectors such as child care and aged care. The law also aims to close
6545-428: The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and climate change mitigation. In early May 2023, Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley attended the coronation of Charles III in London. A cannon salute was also held in Australia to mark the occasion. In early July 2023, Albanese visited Germany ahead of the NATO summit in Lithuania . Prior to a scheduled meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz , Albanese confirmed
6664-438: The U.S. Government. In 1990, Albanese bought a semi-detached two-bedroom house in the Inner West Sydney suburb of Marrickville . When Jeannette McHugh announced she would not seek re-election in her seat of Grayndler at the 1996 election , Albanese won preselection for the seat. The campaign was a difficult one, with aircraft noise a big political issue following the opening of the third runway at Sydney Airport , and
6783-426: The United States. Instead, he and his government engaged in what was dubbed "quiet diplomacy" with the United States, including raising the issue directly with president Biden. Assange was released from custody after striking a plea deal in June 2024. Barrister Greg Barns , who acted as a legal advisor to Assange, credited Albanese's government as "instrumental" to Assange's release. Later in June, Albanese attended
6902-544: The assistant ministry due to health reasons. Albanese announced the new ministry on 28 July 2024. Malarndirri McCarthy and Jenny McAllister were selected unopposed by their Labor Left faction to replace Burney and O'Connor as ministers. McCarthy and Pat Conroy were elevated to cabinet. McCarthy, who was previously the assistant indigenous affairs minister, was appointed as the new indigenous affairs minister, while there were no changes to Conroy's portfolios (defence industry and international development). Tony Burke gained
7021-468: The ballot; however, the next day, he announced his withdrawal, citing his lack of support among the party membership. With no other candidate stepping forward, Albanese took the leadership unopposed on 30 May, with Richard Marles as his deputy. Aged 56 when he took office, he became the oldest first-time Opposition Leader in 59 years, since Arthur Calwell (aged 63) took office in 1960. Albanese unveiled his shadow ministry on 1 June 2019. Albanese led
7140-408: The cabinet. With 19 female frontbenchers and 10 female cabinet ministers, it became the most gender-equal ministry in Australian history. The full ministry was sworn in by Governor-General David Hurley on 1 June 2022. Albanese announced a reshuffle of his Ministry on 28 July 2024. Phil Gaetjens , the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet under Scott Morrison , took leave
7259-423: The commission commencing on 1 July 2023. Following the revelation that former prime minister Scott Morrison had secretly sworn himself into several ministerial positions , Albanese and his government successfully moved a censure motion against him in November 2022. In the 2023 Australian federal budget , the Albanese government delivered a surplus of $ 22.1 billion (equivalent to 0.9% of Australia's GDP); this
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#17327942429297378-460: The constitution . Albanese grew up with his mother and maternal grandparents in a Sydney City Council home in the Inner West suburb of Camperdown , opposite the Camperdown Children's Hospital . His grandfather died in 1970, and the following year his mother married James Williamson. He was given his stepfather's surname, but the marriage lasted only 10 weeks, as Williamson proved to be an abusive alcoholic. Albanese's mother worked part-time as
7497-462: The countries announced that they reached an agreement over disputes over China's barley imports from Australia, with China agreeing to review its tariffs in exchange for Australia suspending a case against China in the World Trade Organization WTO. These developments were followed by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu 's visit to Australia in mid-April 2023 and Australia Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell 's visit to Beijing, which marked
7616-409: The creation of a new direct pathway to Australian citizenship for New Zealand Special Category Visa (SCV) holders, commencing 1 July 2023. Under the policy, SCV holders who have resided in Australia for at least four years and met other residency requirements will be eligible to apply for Australian citizenship without having to apply for permanent residency. In addition, children born in Australia to
7735-455: The day before the Albanese government was sworn in. This had been expected given Albanese had indicated he would not want Gaetjens to continue in the role. On 6 June 2022, former University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Glyn Davis replaced Gaetjens. In June 2024, the government announced that Matt Kean , a former Liberal Treasurer of New South Wales , would be appointed to lead the Climate Change Authority . On 17 October 2022, Jayne Jagot
7854-446: The defeat of Labor at the 2013 election , Albanese announced his candidacy to be Leader of the Labor Party , standing against Bill Shorten . Shorten was announced as the winner after a month-long contest that was the first to involve a combined vote of MPs and rank-and-file members. Although Albanese won comfortably among party members, Shorten held a greater lead among MPs, and was subsequently elected. In October 2013, shortly after
7973-426: The election criticising the previous government for ignoring "long-term nation building in favour of short-term political spending". One of Albanese's first moves as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport was the establishment of an independent statutory body, Infrastructure Australia , to advise the Government on infrastructure priorities. Armed with advice from this independent body and his own persuasive skills in
8092-483: The election, Albanese, deputy leader Richard Marles , shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers , and senators Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher were sworn in as an interim five-person ministry. The five ministers divided all portfolios between them until the full ministry was determined. According to Australia's ABC News , the governor-general David Hurley would not have sworn in Albanese without assurances that Labor could provide stable government, as well as legal advice that this
8211-424: The extension of the Noarlunga Centre railway line to Seaford, South Australia and various projects along the Pacific Highway in NSW and Bruce Highway in Queensland. After Julia Gillard replaced Rudd as prime minister following the leadership spill in June 2010 she retained Albanese in his roles. Following the 2010 election , which resulted in a hung parliament , Albanese was a key player in negotiating
8330-452: The federal level since the second Rudd government was defeated by the Coalition at the 2013 election . Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles is serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia . The 2022 federal election was called by Morrison on 10 April 2022, when he visited the Governor-General advising the latter to prorogue Parliament and dissolve the House of Representatives. The Governor-General accepted Morrison's recommendations, as
8449-494: The final results were known. However, with the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue due to be held on 24 May 2022, Albanese advised Hurley that he could form a government. Hurley then swore in Albanese and four senior Labor frontbenchers as an interim five-person ministry on 23 May, two days after the election. According to ABC News , Hurley would not have invited Albanese to form a government without assurances that Labor could provide stable government, as well as legal advice that this
8568-483: The first Australian prime minister to make a diplomatic visit to Ukraine. Albanese pledged a further $ 100 million in aid to assist with the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War . On 26 September 2022, Albanese travelled to Japan to attend the state funeral of former prime minister Shinzo Abe . Albanese Ministry [REDACTED] The Albanese ministry is the 73rd ministry of the Government of Australia . It
8687-527: The first foreign leader to address the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea . That same day, he and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape signed a joint statement pledging that the two countries would reach a new security deal by late April 2023. Anthony Albanese Anthony Norman Albanese ( / ˌ æ l b ə ˈ n iː z i / AL -bə- NEE -zee or / ˈ æ l b ə n iː z / AL -bə-neez ; born 2 March 1963)
8806-400: The first visits by senior Chinese and Australian visits since 2017 and 2019 respectively. Chinese ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian announced on 18 May that China would allow imports of Australian timber, which was suspended in 2020. This was followed by the lifting of China's 80% tariff on Australian barley in early August 2023. In September 2023 the Australian and Chinese governments held
8925-560: The following week and, on 1 May, hosted Labor's campaign launch in Perth which was the first time any major party launched in Western Australia. At the launch, Labor unveiled policies to reduce the cost of medicine and childcare, increase manufacturing in Australia , and introduce a shared equity housing scheme to assist first-time home buyers. Albanese faced Morrison in two further debates, hosted by Channel Nine and Channel Seven , respectively. Opinion polling indicated that support for
9044-615: The gender pay gap by prohibiting pay secrecy employment clauses and secures the right of workers to seek flexible working arrangements. Throughout 2023, the Albanese government attempted to pass additional industrial relations reforms through Parliament, dubbed the Closing Loopholes bill, which aimed to ensure temporary workers employed through labour hire were paid the same wage as regular workers, criminalise wage theft and make companies responsible for industrial manslaughter , among other changes. Despite fierce opposition from
9163-415: The governments of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard . Albanese was born in Sydney to an Italian father and an Irish-Australian mother, who raised him as a single parent . Albanese attended St Mary's Cathedral College and studied economics at the University of Sydney . As a student, he joined the Labor Party and later worked as a party official and research officer before entering Parliament. Albanese
9282-424: The home affairs, cyber security and immigration portfolios from Clare O'Neil and Andrew Giles , while retaining his arts minister portfolio and his position as Leader of the House. Burke's previous employment portfolio was gained by Murray Watt . Watt's agriculture portfolio was given to Julie Collins , which Collins previously held while in opposition . Collins retained her small businesses portfolio while losing
9401-741: The housing and homelessness portfolios to O'Neil. Giles succeeded O'Connor as skills minister and remained in the outer ministry. Jenny McAllister was promoted to the outer ministry and was appointed as cities minister and emergency services minister, taking over the latter portfolio from Watt. Kate Thwaites , Josh Wilson and Julian Hill were new additions to the assistant ministry, with Thwaites and Hill having new portfolios, while Wilson succeeded McAllister as assistant climate change minister. McCarthy's previous role as assistant indigenous affairs minister and Brown's previous role as assistant infrastructure and transport minister were not replaced, while McCarthy's role as assistant indigenous health minister
9520-735: The immigration directive would be revised. On 7 June 2024, Giles issued "Directive 110", which clarified that non-citizens convicted of serious crimes could be deported despite living their whole lives in Australia. In response, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed concern that people with little or no connection with New Zealand were being deported back to the country." On 6 June 2022, Albanese along with Foreign Minister Wong, Trade Minister Don Farrell and Industry Minister Ed Husic visited Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta to reaffirm relations with Indonesia and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). On 3 July 2023, Albanese hosted Indonesian President Widodo during
9639-710: The interests of my electorate, for working-class people, for the labour movement, and for our progressive advancement as a nation into the next century." In his first year in Parliament he continued this theme, speaking in favour of the Northern Territory's euthanasia legislation , the rights of the Indigenous community in the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy , and entitlement to superannuation for same-sex couples. This last issue became
9758-426: The leadership election, Shorten appointed Albanese Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and Shadow Minister for Tourism; he held these roles throughout Shorten's time as leader. In September 2014, Albanese was given the additional role of Shadow Minister for Cities. Following Labor's narrow loss in the 2016 federal election , it was reported by Sky News that Albanese was preparing to challenge Shorten for
9877-425: The leadership of the party. However, Albanese ruled out such a challenge, and Shorten was re-elected unopposed as Labor leader. Bill Shorten announced his resignation as Leader of the Labor Party on 18 May 2019, following Labor's unexpected defeat in the 2019 election . The day after, Albanese announced his candidacy in the subsequent leadership election . On 21 May, Chris Bowen announced he would also contest
9996-444: The leadership spill, he stated "I like fighting Tories. That's what I do." In June 2013, Rudd defeated Gillard in a final leadership election . That same ballot saw Albanese elected by the caucus as Deputy Leader of the Labor Party , and the following day Albanese was sworn in as deputy prime minister . He held this role until Labor's defeat at the 2013 election , and was replaced by Warren Truss on 18 September. Following
10115-420: The leadership. Shortly before the ballot, Albanese came out in support of Rudd, stating that he had always been unhappy with the manner of Rudd's removal. He tearfully explained how he had offered his resignation as Leader of the House to the prime minister, but that she had refused to accept it, and called on Labor to cease leadership divisions and unify. In response to a question on his personal feelings around
10234-510: The length of time they had lived in the country. Immigration Minister Andrew Giles also issued Ministerial Directive 99 requiring Australian immigration officials to consider a non-citizen's community ties and length of time spent in Australia when cancelling a visa. This policy change was welcomed by Hipkins and the New Zealand Government. On 22 April 2023, Albanese, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil , and Giles announced
10353-749: The meeting, Albanese and Wong confirmed that the new government intended to make additional action on climate change a key part of Australia's foreign policy moving forward. In May 2024, RNZ reported that the Albanese Government had slightly increased Australia's foreign aid budget by four percent, bringing its total 2024-2025 aid to A$ 4.961 billion budget. In August 2023, the Government had released its new international development strategy, which promised new country, gender, disability and humanitarian aid strategies. On 12 June 2022 Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles held
10472-450: The ministry were announced on 31 May and sworn in the following day. Albanese announced on 25 July 2024 that he would refresh his ministry after two cabinet ministers, indigenous affairs minister Linda Burney and skills minister Brendan O'Connor announced that they would retire at the next Australian federal election , and also immediately step down from the ministry. On 27 July 2024, Carol Brown also announced she would step down from
10591-421: The newly established No Aircraft Noise party (NAN) having polled strongly in the local area at the 1995 New South Wales election . Veteran political pundit Malcolm Mackerras predicted NAN would win the seat. However, NAN's candidate finished third, with less than 14% of the vote. Despite suffering a six-point swing against Labor, Albanese was elected with a comfortable 16-point margin. In his maiden speech to
10710-716: The next Ambassador of Australia to the United States . On 3 April 2024, the Prime Minister announced that King Charles III of Australia had approved Albanese's appointment of Sam Mostyn to succeed General David Hurley as Governor-General of Australia on 1 July 2024. Jillian Segal AO: Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism. Appointed in July 2024, Ms. Segal has a long history of advocacy for Jewish communities and combating antisemitism. Aftab Malik: Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia. Appointed in October 2024, Mr. Malik
10829-464: The only person nominated in the leadership election to replace him ; he was subsequently elected unopposed as leader of the Labor Party, becoming Leader of the Opposition . In the 2022 election , Albanese led his party to victory against Scott Morrison 's Liberal-National Coalition . He was sworn in on 23 May 2022. Albanese's first acts as prime minister included proposing a change to
10948-419: The party with the most seats in Parliament. Although it was not certain on election day that Labor would win a majority of seats, it soon became apparent that no other party could realistically form a government. Accordingly, two days after the election, Albanese, deputy Labor leader Richard Marles , Jim Chalmers , Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher were sworn in as an interim five-person ministry. Albanese
11067-420: The popularity of centrist " teal independents " in certain inner-city electorates. Albanese, who also made history as the first Italian-Australian to secure the position of Prime Minister, was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Australia on 23 May 2022. Although it was not certain on election night that Labor would win a majority, no other party could realistically form a government. Accordingly, two days after
11186-606: The protesters outside as "the convoy of no consequence". This caused outrage among supporters of the protest and a week later a public rally in support of the truckies was held outside Albanese's electorate office in Marrickville , New South Wales . Following a series of poor polls, leadership instability descended again on the Labor government. Former prime minister Kevin Rudd resigned as Minister for Foreign Affairs in February 2012 to unsuccessfully challenge Julia Gillard for
11305-468: The support of independent members Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott through his role of Leader of the House. Albanese was also responsible for managing legislation through the House in the first hung parliament since the 1940s. In 2011, Albanese introduced two more major policy reforms. The first on urban planning drew on the work of Danish designer Jan Gehl and set out plans for urban design with better transport links and safety. The second, on shipping,
11424-484: The time is right" and that a reformed Palestinian Authority , not Hamas, should "lead its people" in a future Palestinian state. On 10 June 2022, Albanese hosted New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on her first official visit to Australia since 2020. The two leaders discussed a range of issues including Australia's controversial Section 501 deportation policy (which had disproportionately affected New Zealanders living in Australia ), growing Chinese influence in
11543-548: The trip he gave a speech at the China International Import Expo , and met with Premier Li Qiang and President Xi Jinping. In mid-June 2024 Albanese hosted Chinese Premier Li Qiang during his state visit to Australia. China agreed to extend visa-free access to Australians visiting China for up to 15 days. The two governments also agreed to provide reciprocal five-year multiple entry visas for tourism, business and visiting family members. In addition,
11662-406: The two governments agreed to hold talks on improving bilateral military relations to avoid incidents such as the 2023 sonar attack on divers from HMAS Toowoomba . Despite a largely productive visit, an incident occurred when Chinese officials attempted to obstruct Cheng Lei, who had since become a Sky News Australia journalist. Despite the improving of Australian-Chinese bilateral relations during
11781-497: The two major parties had reached record lows, due to high levels of support for minor parties and independent candidates. At the election on 21 May 2022, Labor was victorious over the incumbent Liberal-National Coalition , with Albanese becoming the 31st prime minister of Australia. Despite a decrease in the party's primary vote, Labor received a 3.66 percent two-party preferred swing towards it. The Coalition also lost several seats to " teal independents ", allowing Labor to become
11900-477: Was Australia's first budget surplus in 15 years, and the largest ever Australian budget surplus. In the 2024 budget , the government posted a second consecutive surplus of $ 9.3 billion. In January 2024, the Albanese government made changes to the previously legislated stage three tax cuts , which would see individuals earning less than A$ 150,000 receive a larger tax cut than under the original plan. These changes were met with some criticism, particularly by
12019-489: Was appointed Shadow Minister for Water and Infrastructure. Following Labor's victory at the 2007 election , Albanese's rise in standing within the party was evidenced by his appointment as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport , Minister for Regional Development and Local Government and Leader of the House in the Rudd ministry . Rudd was sworn in alongside his colleagues on 3 December 2007. The Labor Party had gone to
12138-430: Was appointed a parliamentary secretary, a position which assists ministers and shadow ministers and is often a stepping stone to a full ministerial position. In 2001, Albanese was promoted to the opposition Shadow Cabinet , taking the portfolio of ageing and seniors. A 2002 reshuffle saw him become Shadow Minister for Employment Services and Training, and in 2004 he became Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage. It
12257-513: Was defeated at the 2013 election . Rudd retired from politics, so Albanese stood against Bill Shorten in the October 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership election . Although Albanese won a large majority of the membership, Shorten won more heavily among Labor MPs and became leader. Shorten subsequently appointed Albanese to his Shadow Cabinet. After Labor's surprise defeat in the 2019 election , Shorten resigned as leader, with Albanese becoming
12376-458: Was detained in September 2020, was released and returned to Australia. Between 4 and 7 November, Albanese visited Shanghai and Beijing, becoming the first Australian prime minister to visit China in seven years. The trip, described as an effort to improve Australian-Chinese bilateral relations, coincided with the 50th anniversary of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's first state visit to China. During
12495-472: Was during this latter role that then prime minister John Howard and science minister Brendan Nelson started raising the idea of nuclear power for Australia . Albanese campaigned strongly against them, as well as elements within his own party, arguing that "Nuclear energy doesn't add up economically, environmentally or socially, and after more than 50 years of debate, we still do not have an answer to nuclear proliferation or nuclear waste." In 2005, Albanese
12614-517: Was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1996 election , winning the seat of Grayndler in New South Wales . He was first appointed to the shadow cabinet in 2001 by Simon Crean and went on to serve in a number of roles, eventually becoming Manager of Opposition Business in 2006. After Labor's victory in the 2007 election , Albanese was appointed Leader of the House , and was also made Minister for Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport . In
12733-660: Was elected to the Senate . The election to replace him was closely disputed between the Labor Left's Hard Left and Soft Left groupings, with Albanese being elected with the backing of the Hard Left, taking on that role for the next six years. In 1995, he left the position to work as a senior adviser to New South Wales Premier Bob Carr . Albanese's first overseas trip was in 1986, accompanying his friend Jeremy Fisher to Vanuatu . In 1987, Albanese joined his boss Tom Uren on
12852-636: Was elected to the Students' Representative Council . It was also there where he started his rise as a key player in the ALP's Labor Left . During his time in student politics, Albanese led a group within Young Labor that was aligned with the left faction's Hard Left, which maintained "links with broader left-wing groups, such as the Communist Party of Australia , People for Nuclear Disarmament and
12971-585: Was gained by assistant health minister Ged Kearney . Three other assistant ministers also gained new portfolios in addition to their existing ones: Patrick Gorman as Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General, Tim Ayres as Assistant Minister for a Future Made In Australia, and Anthony Chisholm as Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Matt Thistlethwaite was appointed as Assistant Minister for Immigration, with his previous portfolios removed without replacement. The new ministry
13090-399: Was given the additional role of Shadow Minister for Water alongside his existing responsibilities, and was also appointed Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House. In December 2006, when Kevin Rudd first became Leader of the Labor Party, Albanese took over from Julia Gillard as Manager of Opposition Business in the House , a senior tactical role on the floor of the parliament, and
13209-423: Was illegal, leading to the release of 148 people, some of whom had committed serious crimes. In response, the government enacted emergency legislation to put those released under strict visa conditions − including mandating the use of ankle monitoring and a mandatory curfew – and establish a preventive detention scheme to re-detain people who were found to pose a high risk to the community. On 11 December 2023,
13328-408: Was notable for gaining the approval of both the conservative Australian Shipowners Associations and the radical Maritime Union of Australia . However, he also attracted controversy when a convoy of trucks from North Queensland dubbed the "convoy of no confidence" descended on Canberra's Parliament House to protest against rising fuel costs and carbon pricing . During question time, Albanese labelled
13447-420: Was sworn in as a High Court justice, replacing Justice Gageler. Their appointments ended the brief female majority on the court. On 30 September 2022, the government announced that it had nominated former Defence Minister Stephen Smith as the next High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom . On 20 December 2022, the government announced that it had nominated former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as
13566-466: Was sworn in as a Justice of the High Court of Australia , replacing the retiring Justice Patrick Keane . On Jagot's appointment, the High Court of Australia had a majority of female Justices for the first time in its history. On 6 November 2023, Justice Stephen Gageler was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Australia , upon the retirement of Susan Kiefel . On the same day, Robert Beech-Jones
13685-441: Was sworn in on 1 June. On 16 June 2022, Albanese submitted a new Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations which formally committed Australia to reducing carbon emissions by 43% on 2005 levels. This represented an increase from the 26 to 28% target under the previous government. In September 2022, the Albanese government passed legislation to write this climate target into law. Albanese's government also entered
13804-472: Was the only party that could realistically form even a minority government. Accordingly, Morrison conceded defeat to Albanese late on election night. Soon afterward, in accordance with longstanding Australian constitutional practice, he advised the Governor-General , David Hurley , that he was no longer in a position to govern. Normally, Morrison would have stayed on as caretaker Prime Minister until
13923-638: Was the proper course of action. According to the Australian Financial Review , Albanese had secured enough support from crossbenchers to be able to govern in the event Labor fell short of a majority. On 30 May 2022, Australian media outlets projected that Labor had won enough seats in the House of Representatives to become a majority government . After the swearing-in of the interim arrangement, during his first press conference as prime minister, Albanese announced that his first full ministry would be sworn in on 1 June 2022. The members of
14042-417: Was the proper course of action. Albanese confirmed that he secured confidence and supply from the crossbench in the event that he was not able to form majority government. Albanese announced the composition of his full Ministry on 31 May 2022. Given that frontbenchers Kristina Keneally and Terri Butler were not re-elected, Murray Watt and Clare O’Neil were chosen by the Labor caucus to replace them in
14161-607: Was told that his father had died in a car accident; he did not meet his father, who was in fact still alive, until 2009, tracking him down initially with the assistance of John Faulkner , Carnival Australia's CEO Ann Sherry (the parent company of P&O , which acquired the Sitmar Line in 1988) and maritime historian Rob Henderson, and then later the Australian Embassy in Italy and ambassador Amanda Vanstone . He made contact with his father in 2009, visiting him
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