ALP national conference 2021: Anthony Albanese to announce $15bn Covid recovery fund – live

Australian Labor party gathers online to endorse slimmed-down election platform and debate industrial relations, trade and foreign affairs. Follow all the latest updates, live

• Cars, trains and ships: Albanese pledges $15bn fund for Australian manufacturing jobs

2.03am BST

Everyone agrees to the rules

Wayne Swan is now giving his (remote) address. “Labor is not just a party, it’s a movement,” he says.

1.58am BST

Mich-Elle Myers of the MUA is reading the riot act about how the conference is going to work.

Delegates are getting the very strong word they check the session times. As in - WE ARE NOT GOING OVER PEOPLE

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