00:00Anthony Albanese is starting his campaign in a surprising spot right in Peter Dutton's
00:06home seat of Dixon.
00:07It's a move seemingly designed to send a message that Labor isn't on the defence of this campaign
00:12but wants to take the fight right up to the Coalition.
00:15This is Peter Dutton's backyard and the Prime Minister is making his first moves of the
00:18campaign in the middle of it.
00:20He's turning to an area seen as a Labor strength, health, pitching Labor's commitments to more
00:25urgent care clinics.
00:26But the strongest message is starting this campaign in Queensland, with the PM insisting
00:31he's in this election to win more seats, not defend those Labor already holds.
00:36I'm out to win new seats.
00:38I'm out to win here.
00:39I'm out to win Brisbane, Griffith and Ryan.
00:41I'm out to win Leicester, I'm out to win Bonner.
00:44You'll see us out and about during this campaign.
00:47I want a majority Labor government.
00:50I want the last seven elections to produce seven different Prime Ministers.
00:56Since 2004 was the last time that a Prime Minister who'd served out a term was re-elected
01:02and that was John Howard.
01:03I think that one of the things that characterised my government isn't just what we have done,
01:09isn't just what we will do going forward.
01:12It is the stability and orderly way in which we have conducted ourselves.
01:17The PM was also asked if he's trying to draw comparisons between the opposition leader
01:21and US President Donald Trump.
01:23Anthony Albanese says he's accusing Peter Dutton of borrowing policy ideas from abroad,
01:28but not naming Mr Trump by name.
01:30Look, I will define Mr Dutton's policies by him rather than by someone else.
01:39It's quite clear though that a range of policies he put forward are things that have been borrowed.
01:47You know, he might run out of policy announcements when he runs out of toner in the photocopier.
01:52It's a busy first day of campaigning for Anthony Albanese.
01:54He'll have multiple events in multiple states.
01:57Expect the campaign to move to some more competitive places soon like New South Wales and Victoria,
02:03where many argue this election will be won.
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