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'Labor governs for all Australians': PM's pitch to regional voters
Prime Minister Albanese emphasizes Labor's policies benefiting regional Australians, noting the party holds 24 of 62 rural and regional seats in the House of Representatives.
- On Saturday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use the NSW Labor Country Conference in Orange to promote Labor as the party for regional Australians, citing regional support measures.
- Weeks of internal Coalition ructions saw a leadership spill that toppled Sussan Ley and resulted in Angus Taylor's election as Liberal Party leader on Friday, February 13, 2026.
- He will highlight regional projects, including an up-to-62 million dollar loan to Rex Airlines and 40 Medicare urgent care clinics, as part of his measures to support regions.
- Holding 24 of 62 rural and regional seats, Labor leads with a tangible foothold compared to 19 for the Liberal Party, 14 for the Nationals, and five crossbenchers.
- Amid media fragmentation, Albanese will say 'Regional Australia isn't rusted on' and that communities long represented by the Nationals or the Liberals 'are looking for change'.
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