Call me old-fashioned and prudish if you like, but I think a Prime Minister talking this way is appalling and reflects very poorly on Albanese. I know it reflects a certain toxic strand in the Australian psyche - i.e. their deep sexism and racism masquerading as 'blokes will be blokes'. But you hope your leaders can rise above that. No wonder Gillard spoke up the way she did.

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Anthony Albanese played a game of "shag, marry, date" with podcast host Nikki Osborne. (Supplied: YouTube)RNZAustralia's PM apologises for saying he would shag Kylie Minogue during podcast gameAustralia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised "unequivocally" for saying he would shag Kylie Minogue during a game on a podcast.
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