Jul 2, 2026 – 6.19pmAnthony Albanese has joined the pile-on over Angus Taylor’s leadership by suggesting it was not helped by his speech to parliament’s annual Mid-Winter Ball on Wednesday which fell flat, even among Liberal colleagues.While the leaders’ speeches to the event are supposed to be satirical and are designated off the record, Albanese granted himself licence to rib his rival over his oration after the Coalition asked him a question in parliament about the ball.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles