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Australian Prime Minister Apologizes for Podcast Remarks Naming Kylie Minogue
Anthony Albanese apologized Monday for comments made on a podcast in which he named singer Kylie Minogue in a hypothetical scenario. The remarks drew criticism from opposition figures and advocacy groups.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologized Monday for comments made during a podcast interview in which he named singer Kylie Minogue as the person he would choose in a hypothetical scenario. The remarks came during an episode of the “Bush Deep” podcast published Friday.
Host Nikki Osborne asked Albanese, 63, to pick among Minogue, Nicole Kidman and another performer for a hypothetical question involving sex, marriage and dating. Albanese initially declined to answer, noting he had married only six months earlier. After further prompting, he selected Minogue.
Shadow communications minister Sarah Henderson said Australians deserve better and accused Albanese of showing poor judgment. ” Melinda Tankard Reist of the Collective Shout movement said the remarks were beneath the office of prime minister and set a bad example.
Albanese said in a statement Monday that he apologized “unequivocally for the comments.” He became Australia’s first prime minister to marry while in office when he wed in Canberra last November. Kylie Minogue has not commented on the exchange. >"I apologize unequivocally for the comments." — Anthony Albanese, Monday (Australian Prime Minister's statement)
