Labor crosses off conference bingo card, Liberals brandish blue brochure
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the Labor national conference in Adelaide, where party members discussed policy shifts including a new national artificial intelligence taskforce. The event also served as a platform for internal party debates on gambling reform and natural resource taxation.
Why it matters
The conference sets the policy agenda for the ruling Labor party, influencing future federal legislation and government priorities in Australia.
Anthony Albanese entered Labor's national conference looking slightly unsure of himself after an escalator fault. ( ABC News: Matt Roberts )
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He has been attending the event for four decades but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese entered Labor's national conference looking slightly unsure of himself as the escalator he was on stopped suddenly while he was en route to give his opening address to delegates.
Many Labor MPs and their colleagues might not have noticed, potentially still on a high after experiencing, wait for it, parliament's "best (and only)" rock band, fronted by Tony Burke.
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