Two-word slogan PM credits for election landslide

The quiet force behind Labor’s landslide

When Labor insiders are asked who was responsible for their thumping election victory, one name keeps coming up: Paul Erickson. Even though Erickon likes to keep a low profile, Anthony Albanese made a point of thanking him in his victory speech on election night. So, who is Paul Erickson? And what is next for the quiet force behind Labor’s landslide win? Today, special

Two-word slogan PM credits for election landslide

Anthony Albanese has credited his thumping election win to what he calls "progressive patriotism". Follow live.

PM says progressive patriotism helped Labor win election

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thinks progressive patriotism was embraced by Labor and the nation at the federal election. Photo: Thomas Lucraft. Anthony Albanese isn’t the first person to push the line “progressive patriotism”, but it’s odds-on he is the first Australian Prime Minister to be doing it. Almost two decades ago, the United Kingdom’s then Labour PM Gordon Brown was talking up the merits of Britons reclaiming patriotism and not leav…