‘Detached’: Anthony Albanese ‘believes Labor have addressed the cost-of-living issue’

Bondi Partners Senior Advisor Peter McGauran has criticised Anthony Albanese for being “detached” as he believes he “addressed the cost-of-living issue”. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called an emergency caucus meeting for next Wednesday as the government looks to fast-track measures to ease the burden of the cost of living. “During the year, and this is where the prime minister gets exasperated, he believes they have addressed the cost-of-living issue,” Mr McGauran told Sky News Australia. “They’ve increased wages in the aged care sector; they’ve increased the minimum wage; they’ve provided electricity relief … but there’s no narrative – he’s not seen as the champion of ordinary Australians, tackling the cost-of-living crisis. “Somehow, because of the Voice referendum and his overseas trips, he seems detached.”