Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has pledged to govern like Labor predecessor Bob Hawke, should he win the May election, while also vowing to tackle cost of living issues.
Mr Albanese told the Australian Financial Review business summit on Wednesday after nearly a decade of division and policy inertia under the coalition, he wanted to rediscover the spirit of consensus shown by Mr Hawke and his successor Paul Keating.
Mr Hawke used to bring together governments, trade unions, businesses and civil society around their shared aims of growth and job creation, the federal Labor leader said.
