Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten have spoken to the media following Shorten’s election as the new leader of the ALP.
- Listen to Albanese (12m)
- Listen to Shorten (18m)
The shadow ministry will be elected at a Caucus meeting in Canberra tomorrow. For the first time since Kevin Rudd assumed the power to choose the executive in 2007, the power of selection will be returned to the parliamentary party.
Shorten said he will announced the shadow ministry portfolios on Friday and will hold its first meeting on Monday week.
Shorten said he was resolved to stand up for a price on carbon.
The new Opposition Leader said: “This ballot is the start of the process of developing the right policies which are then explained with persistence.”
Shorten acknowledged it had been a close election. “I don’t mind saying that I did think about what I would do if I didn’t come first.”
This is Bill Shorten’s campaign booklet:
