Prime Minister Anthony Albanese didn’t confirm whether or not he would be acting as DJ at controversial radio host Kyle Sandilands’ wedding, but he will be there.
Amid questions about health relief, housing, and the NDIS at today’s press conference following the meeting of National Cabinet, one reporter asked Albanese if he’d really be DJ-ing a wedding with “questionable” figures in attendance.
“I’m not in charge of the invite list,” Albanese said.
“I was invited by Kyle Sandilands to his wedding, which is taking place tomorrow in Sydney.
“I accepted that invitation. And I intend to attend the wedding.”
He said Sandilands was a “significant figure” who had achieved a great deal.
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“A bloke who at one stage was homeless, living on the streets of Sydney, and has grown into someone who is a significant public figure, is a part of what is an Australian success story,” he said.
“So I was invited to the wedding, I said I’d go. And I keep my commitments, including to Kyle Sandilands.”
Deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley said Albanese had every right to go to ‘a friend’s wedding’ but questioned the timing, saying ‘it is curious the Prime Minister thinks he can take a day off just days before his first real budget’.
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