Sydney Letter: A politician constantly informed by his past and present

To understand Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese fully, you have to visit his childhood home in the inner city Sydney suburb of Camperdown. Albanese grew up with his single mother, Maryanne, and her disability pension funded a small, spartan council property facing a narrow busy road filled with lorries bringing deliveries to the nearby Sydney fish market throughout the night. Albanese's politics and leadership are constantly informed by his past and present. Today, he lives in the luxurious prime minister's residence by Sydney harbour in Kirribilli, but his late mother is never far from his thoughts. Arthritis robbed her of…