The Prime Minister’s office issued a brief statement Monday in response to backlash over Albanese’s appearance on a local comedian’s July 3 podcast episode, in which he was asked to answer which Australian entertainer he would “shag, marry, date” among Minogue, actress Nicole Kidman, and singer-actress Rhonda Burchmore.
When podcast host Nikki Osborne clarified, “You’d marry Kylie, shag her, and date her?” Albanese replied, “All of the above.”
Zali Steggall, a member of the newly-formed Community Strong Australia party, told The Australian newspaper that it was “entirely inappropriate for the Prime Minister to participate in such a game,” adding that Albanese “needs to learn to push back, lead by example and call it out as sexist.”
Another Senator from the opposition, Maria Kovacic, told Sky News Australia that Albanese’s remarks were a “pretty poor error in judgment” and that “there are so many more important things that we should be talking about.”
Party colleagues come to Albanese’s defense
Some of Albanese’s colleagues in his Labor Party refused to outright condemn his statements on the podcast.
Marles told ABC Radio that Albanese’s government was “the first government in our nation’s history which has had an equality in terms of the numbers of men and women in cabinet.” In Albanese’s Cabinet, there are 12 women and 11 men, including him.
Albanese’s government has repeatedly touted its gender-equality agenda, highlighting the country’s first-ever national strategy to implement it. His government also points to shrinking the gender pay gap and boosting support for women’s reproductive health.
But others have pointed out that the Prime Minister’s remarks on Minogue come after he criticized a campaign targeting the female premier of Victoria, saying in a social media post last month that “no matter who you support in politics, it is completely unacceptable to demean, objectify, belittle or offend women.”
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