section_path: Political views
section_name: Political views
paragraph_text: Political views
  
  Albanese has described his political views as progressive, and is aligned with the Labor Left faction. Several journalists and analysts have noted his ideological shift to centrism during the 2022 election campaign and upon becoming prime minister.
  
  Albanese is a republican, and supports replacing Australia's current constitutional monarchy. In a debate to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, he told the Australian Parliament, "Even many Australians who do not hold with the principle of monarchy feel regard for her. You can be a republican, as I am, and still have the deepest respect for the Queen. She has done her duty with fidelity, integrity, humanity and, as she sometimes lets slip, a sly sense of humour." He stated his desire to give constitutional recognition to Indigenous Australians, and pledged to hold a referendum regarding an Indigenous Voice to Parliament upon becoming prime minister. He stated that this recognition should come before any referendum regarding Australia's status as a constitutional monarchy vs. a republic. The Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum occurred on 14 October 2023 and was defeated.