Anthony Albanese apologises ‘unequivocally’ for podcast comment about Kylie Minogue

Prime minister picked pop singer in game of ‘shag, marry, date’ on comedy podcast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has apologised “unequivocally” for his comments while playing a “shag, marry, date” game on a comedy podcast when he nominated Kylie Minogue for all three categories. The prime minister issued a statement on Monday morning after receiving criticism at the weekend for his appearance on the Bush Deep podcast with the comedian Nikki Osborne. Amid a lighthearted interview released late last week, in which topics included Albanese’s dog and gifts he’d received from world leaders, the host asked Albanese in a “rapid fire” question round to place Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore in a “shag, marry, date” game. Albanese was initially reluctant, responding: “I just got married, I’m only six months in.” Osborne replied: “But if it goes tits up, let’s just pretend.” Albanese then responded: “Kylie, clearly.” Osborne persisted: “You’d marry Kylie, and shag her, and date her?” Albanese replied “all of the above”, adding