Eleanor whitehead is the economist australia, and new zealand correspondent. She says anthony albanese came from very humble beginnings. He grew up in public housing and council housing in sydney to a single mother who was on disability allowance. Eleanor: "He's actually kind of a pretty conventional politician. He's a career politician"
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