Anthony Albanese has 生き残るd the December '殺人，大当り season' but making it to the next 選挙 as Labor leader could be a different story, 令状s CHARLIE MOORE

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In his end-of-year speech in 議会 on Thursday, an emotional Anthony Albanese told 同僚s how much he has enjoyed 主要な the Labor Party.??

The 57-year-old, who grew up in public 住宅 in Sydney, 認める he never 推定する／予想するd to be in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金, 追加するing: 'You won't find any school yearbooks from me 説 ''I am going to be the leader''.?

'It is just an incredible honour that I 心にいだく and I'm humbled... I'm very proud that you've given me the honour of 主要な you,' he said.?

They were the sort of sentimental words you might 推定する／予想する in a valedictory 辞職 speech - and may be a 調印する that Mr Albanese 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑うs his days could be numbered as he struggles to compete with Scott Morrison.

Alternatively, they could be 解釈する／通訳するd as a 警告 to his leadership 競争相手s that he won't go 負かす／撃墜する without a fight.

Last month Hunter MP Joel Fitzgibbon, f rom the 権利 派閥 of the party, 辞職するd from the 前線 （法廷の）裁判 and 脅すd to 倒れる the left-wing leader if he doesn't move Labor to the centre and 焦点（を合わせる） on the economy instead of 気候 change.?

'I've given him a big 警告 and another chance and we'll see whether he can しっかり掴む that 適切な時期 or if we'll have to go to the next step,' he told Daily Mail Australia.

Mr Fitzgibbon said he has '重要な support' for his point of 見解（をとる） の中で 同僚s although no-one else so far has 公然と …に反対するd Mr Albanese.

The 関心 is that the leader, who 代表するs the inner-Sydney seat of Grayndler, is failing to 控訴，上告 to mainstream Aussies and blue-collar 労働者s, 特に in 地域の areas such as the NSW Hunter Valley and central Queensland.

The 自由主義のs sense this and believe Mr Albanese will be easier to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 than a more 中道派（の） 競争相手 such as?Jim Chalmers, Chris Bowen or Richard Marles.

One 自由主義の MP told Daily Mail Australia: 'We've got to keep Albo alive. With Marles or Chalmers the 静かな Australians may have a 匂いをかぐ at Labor - but they're not with Albo.'

Mr Albanese has struggled to land a 重要な blow on the 政府 にもかかわらず its さまざまな スキャンダルs 含むing 認可するing sports 認めるs in 連合 seats and overpaying for land at Western Sydney Airport.??

The 最新の Newspoll on 29 November put Mr Morrison 32 points ahead of Mr Albanese as preferred 首相, although the parties were の近くに with the 連合 主要な 51-49.??

Labor insiders say that 最終的に there will be a leadership 流出／こぼす in the first five months of next year if enough MPs 恐れる they will lose their seats at the next 選挙.

Mr Morrison has said he will last a '十分な 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語' until May 2022 but those の近くに to him say he is pragmatic and could call an 選挙 に向かって the end of next year to capitalise on his success at 取引，協定ing with Covid-19.

Labor 政治家，政治屋s believe that is likely and, as such, any 流出／こぼす would have to occur soon to give a new leader enough time to have a chance at 倒すing the 首相.?

Something that may 持つ／拘留する 挑戦者s 支援する is 恐れる they'll 没収される any 未来 leadership ambitions if they lose to Mr Morrison who will be hot favourite to （人命などを）奪う，主張する another three years in 力／強力にする.?

Those の近くに to Dr Chalmers, for example, believe the 影をつくる／尾行する treasurer is more likely to wait for a vacancy than challenge Mr Albanese.?

'He believes the leadership should be 手渡すd to him,' one Labor 政治家，政治屋 told Daily Mail Australia.??

Defence 広報担当者 Richard Marles and health 広報担当者 Chris Bowen are also 存在 talked about as 競争相手s, 同様に as education 広報担当者?Tanya Plibersek.

Mr Fitzgibbon could run himself but insiders say he knows not enough 同僚s would 支援する him.?

Ms Plibersek, the member for Sydney, is from the left 派閥 of the party but 支持者s say she would have?more?'削減（する） through' with 投票者s than Mr Albanese.

If 非，不，無 puts their hat in the （犯罪の）一味 then 法案 縮める - who lost the 'unlosable' 選挙 in 2019 - could re-take the 最高の，を越す 職業, but sources say that シナリオ seems いっそう少なく likely.?

にもかかわらず a 騒然とした finish to the year,?Mr Albanese 生き残るd the December '殺人，大当り season' that saw?Paul Keating 倒す （頭が）ひょいと動く 強硬派 in 1991 and Kevin Rudd knife?Kim Beazley in 2006.?

But whether he can 粘着する on until the next 選挙 remains to be seen.