“I think [the result] would make Anthony Albanese fairly optimistic,” he said.
“The [primary] vote in Queensland at the last federal election was 26.7 per cent, there is a state primary vote here of 37 to 38 per cent so I think it shows he can do it if he gets the policy mix right.”
Wayne Swan at the Labor gathering in Inala, Brisbane, on election night.Credit:Lydia Lynch
Mr Swan said the Labor victory would rock Canberra, particularly those who campaigned strongly for the borders to reopen.
“Morrison campaigned here in Queensland and pot-shotted Annastacia Palaszczuk all the way through,” he…
