Thousands of words have already been published about Anthony Albanese’s boneheaded remark that he’d “shag” Kylie Minogue (in the context of the playground game “shag, marry, kill”). Our very small contribution is to point out the truly shithouse move he pulled on one of the government’s most senior female ministers.Before 7am on Monday morning, Tanya Plibersek appeared on Seven’s Sunrise with One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce. Host Natalie Barr led off with a question about Albo’s comments from last week, asking, “Should the prime minister nip it in the bud and apologise?”Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
The apology Albanese owes Plibersek
The prime minister made one of his most senior female cabinet ministers look like a goose on national TV. A heads-up would have helped.
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