The Prime Minister has shared a few words about outgoing WA Premier Mark McGowan, praising him for being an 'extraordinarily successful' leader of the state, before delivering an impassioned speech on the Voice referendum.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised outgoing Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan for standing"strong" during the COVID-19 pandemic, after theSpeaking briefly to reporters before delivering the Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration in Adelaide, Mr Albanese shared a few words about the Premier congratulating Mr McGowan on his six years in the state's top job.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered the Lowitja O'Donoghue address in Adelaide on Monday night. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Roy VanDerVegt "We know that without WA being so strong, the recession that occurred would have been deeper and longer. And Mark McGowan has, through social, environmental and economic policy, built a stronger WA and I wish him all the very best for the future," he said. The Prime Minister then proceeded into Bonython Hall at the University of Adelaide to deliver the Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration.
"Instead of removing a provision that no longer speaks for who we are, we can make a positive change that speaks for the future that we seek to build together," he told the onlooking crowd on Monday night. "But we learn. We acknowledge. And bit by bit, as we each admit each truth into our midst like a shaft of light, we are easing that burden."
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