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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent

Albanese stakes out Coalition seats in Queensland as Morrison zeroes in on NSW ahead of election

Labor leader Anthony Albanese
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has prioritised Queensland over summer but he’s also visited South Australia and Tasmania. Photograph: Darren Pateman/AAP

The federal Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, has spent more than a fortnight in Queensland since parliament rose in early December as he stakes out northern seats as a key part of his plan to form government.

A Guardian Australia analysis of seats visited by both Scott Morrison and the opposition leader in the six weeks since the “phoney campaign” began shows Queensland has been the focus for Labor but the prime minister has zeroed in on marginal seats in New South Wales.

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