In a very intimate catch up, including a dance and AFL metaphors, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese let loose on Nova 100’s breakfast show with Jase & Lauren (Jase Hawkins and Lauren Phillips).
The Taylor Swift TikTok dance featuring, from left to right, producer Gen Z, Lauren Phillips, Clint Stanaway and the Prime Minister above.
Jase Hawkins: Since we caught up last, you’ve been hanging out with your new BFF Trumpy, quite a bit.
PM: I have. We had three meetings… We had lunch in DC, and then we had dinner in Korea, as you do.
Lauren Phillips: Now, how is he as a bloke behind the scenes? Because we obviously see this version of him on camera, but when it’s just the two of you, is he different, or is he the same?
PM: He is a bit different. He’s obviously a performer. You can see that from the media interviews away. He even gives press conferences on his plane, and he loves the camera. He’s much more relaxed. And we chatted about all sorts of personal things, and got on pretty well… Jodie went to an event with Melania hosted earlier in the day, and then the President and Melania hosted an event at night and we went to that, and we had a bit of a chat and a selfie.
Clint Stanaway: Hey, PM, some figures out today… this is a new poll in the AFR. So preferred PM, you are sitting on 40. It’s a nice number. Sussan Ley, 10. She’s currently being beaten by the ‘neither’ column, which is 28. Do you feel for your opposition number at the moment? Can you offer her a little bit of your sympathies?
PM: Sympathies? Well, I’m the sort of guy I must say if the Hawks are playing anyone… and we’re 10 goals up at half time, I’m the sort of guy who wants us to win by 20 goals not for it to be close.
Lauren: So you’re happy for her to be being beaten by no one?
PM: It’s a tough game. And the problem is she’s clearly being undermined by her own side, and they’re a bit of a rabble at the moment. That’s the truth. You know, they had a so called policy that really doesn’t add up, announced. And then they go in and Anne Ruston, who’s a senior shadow minister, says, well, that’s not what we agreed to two days ago. So they can’t even agree on what they’ve decided.
Lauren: Now, I believe you put a deadline on your wedding for the end of the year that is fast approaching.
PM: Well, sometime over summer… we’ll get it done… I’m very excited!
Jase: Have we got a date locked in?
PM: We do.
Jase: Okay giddy up, big like Taylor Swift big?
Clint: Maybe Taylor will play!
PM: No no no, it’s a chance to gather with just small family and friends… We haven’t had any time to do, which is why it’s taken us a little while to organise, but, it’ll be lovely, and it’ll just be a chance for us to express our love and spending the rest of our lives together in front of family and friends.
You can listen to the entire chat below.
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